PPD Supply Planner
FTC/Secondment - June 2026
At L'Oréal, a Supply Planner is central to the flow of accurate and timely information on everything stock and optimising it’s availability allowing the business to make the most informed decisions possible.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
You’ll be joining the nine-strong L’Oréal UKI PPD Product Planning team, In the key role of Supply Planner.
A L'Oréal PPD Supply Planners day is seldom the same as the last. Your role sits at the heart of L'Oréal, with multiple touch points across a wide variety of functions and would see you responsible for the supply planning on of our iconic brands.
Your day could begin with identifying an upcoming out of stock on a key line working with the Demand Planner and customer teams to understand the cause. After analysing the potential business impact, you would then be on call with the S&OP team to try and understand how soon we can next get stock; putting in action plans to get it to the UK as soon as possible and aligning the stakeholders needed to do so. With all the information at hand you would them alert the brand and commercial teams to allow any mitigation to be put in place to ensure the lowest impact on any upcoming activations. The afternoon may see you working on stock reporting identifying risks of excess stock and looking at plans to use and reuse with our L’Oréal for the Future commitments front of your mind. It could also see you identifying a persistent drainer to our customer service level and updating our stock parameter to mitigate future risk or perhaps working on a continuous improvement with the DC, or order to cash teams that will help benefit the ways of working of the wider team. With the wide range of function, we impact and process we touch, once the basics are mastered, there is always something you can go after to mark for legacy on the role.
WHO YOU ARE
• Customer-centric (both internal and external), with experience in Supply Chain
• Comfortable build strong relationships with and able to influence internal stakeholders.
• Able to reach mutually acceptable solutions to complex problems which arise; level-headed, happy to manage and resolve issues under pressure.
• Very organised and have a keen eye for detail.
• Resilient and able to work in a fast moving ever changing, demanding environment.
• Someone with strong prioritisation skills
• Experienced in presenting and adapting communication style.
• Able to challenge ways of working and seek out ways to continuously improve.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our industry-leading award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
WHO WE ARE
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
HOW WE RECRUIT
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal.