Management Traineeship Commerce / Retail PPD

L’Oréal Management Traineeship - Commerce/ Retail (O+O) PPD

per September 24

About L’Oréal

L’Oréal is one of the most innovative and digitally driven FMCG companies, striving to bring beauty to people around the world by innovating and creating products that meet the infinite diversity of our consumer’s needs. And we want YOU to help us reach this goal.

The Benelux Management Trainee Program

Our Benelux Management Trainee Program is composed of two 6-month rotations that are flexible to match your needs and ambitions yet ensure that you will get to know the broad picture of L’Oréal in the Benelux.

During the 12-month program, you will discover our various business units as well as take on tasks in different functions. Even though you have a degree in a specific field, e.g., Marketing, Economics, we will challenge you to take on projects in other functions as well.

For each rotation, you will be given a specific project with performance objectives and direct support from your manager and HR. You will rapidly build a wide and strong network within the company aside from becoming part of the Benelux Management Trainee community.

Within this program you need to adapt to fast-paced environments and different ways of working in a short time frame. To succeed you will need to keep in mind that you play the main part in your own success and future career steps within the L’Oréal Group. Entrepreneurial spirit is key!

Which missions are you applying for?

For this commercial/retail Traineeship in our professional products division you would part-take in:

• Mission 1: go into the field to understand our core business. You will directly engage with hairdressers, hairdressing chains and professionals to understand this business model. You would be developing your commercial skills by working together with the field sales team and will be closing business deals within this field.
• Mission 2: in this mission you will further develop your understanding of the online and offline (O+O) retail environment of our professional products division. Besides gaining an even more understanding of the physical retail space, you will also be exposed to online and ecommerce business and will understand how these interact with each other.

Who are we looking for?

We hire great people with unexpected ideas, the ability to challenge the status quo, and ready to shape and disrupt the future of beauty. “Run it as you own business” is our mantra. Got what it takes?

You:

• Have recently graduated with a Master’s Degree in; Science, Marketing, Business,

Marketing, Analytics, or similar OR have up to one year of experience in a similar role.

• Have excellent communication skills in business and are fluent in English AND Dutch or French
• Have a deep interest in Business, creating results and developing yourself
• Are proactive, eager to bring new ideas, to the table
• Are result driven
• Are ambition and dare to take responsibility
• Are available per September 1st 2024.

What’s in it for you?

We offer you great level of responsibility from the very start, challenges, opportunities and:

• A competitive salary and personal benefits
• A dedicated Management Trainee Learning Track
• Dedicated Management Traineeship networking opportunities
• Personal Development Plan and extensive catalogue of E-Learnings/Learnings
• A dynamic and international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Benelux organization counts over 800 employees based in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
• A new sustainable and accessible office
• Informal get-togethers, parties, team-buildings, product sales, etc.

The Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process includes different steps, and we invest a lot of time along the way to get to know your potential. This process will give you the opportunity to get to know us as well.

We welcome everyone to apply for a job at L’Oréal, regardless of your gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, religion, or sexual orientation.

Steps:

• CV selection
• Analytical Assessment
• Interview with our Human Resources department
• Interview with the 2 mission managers
• Interviews with Division General Manager and HR Business Partner

Are you ready for this challenge and do you meet the conditions?

Then apply quickly! Applications will close May 21st!

Do you want to know more about what its like to work for LOréal Benelux?

Check out our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/loréal/life/

The impact of L’Oréal

Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 86K employees across 150 countries on five continents and has a unique international portfolio of 36 brands. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. As market leader, we continuously deliver innovation and digital solutions that can bring beauty to all people around the world. L’Oréal truly embraces entrepreneurship, and you’ll have the chance to conceptualize ideas and bring them to life in an agile way not least through continued digital innovation. Your job will be your own innovation playground.

Environmental & societal impact

What we do at L’Oréal always has a big impact, because we sell 7 billion products per year. At L’Oréal, we define success as making a positive, conscious impact. We’ve been recognized as the most ethical company in the world by Ethisphere®. In 2021, L’Oréal became the only company to have achieved a ‘triple A’ status for six consecutive years, on all three environmental themes assessed by CDP: tackling climate change, acting to protect forests and ensuring water security.

Diversity

In 2023, L’Oréal was ranked among the TOP 15 most gender-balanced companies in the world by Equileap®, for the 6th consecutive time. We believe diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation. To ensure that our products meet the needs of every form of beauty in every culture, our team members must be as diverse and inclusive as the world itself.

For us, our job is more than just a job, it is about building a better future for others and our planet.

The freedom to go beyond. That’s the Beauty of L’Oréal.

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