Purchasing Intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I work closely with the buyers in our team to provide them with spend reports and analysis, along with any ad-hoc requests they have. I manage a helpdesk email and provide support to stakeholders both internally and externally. Updating weekly and monthly financial reports that the team use, using SAP and Excel daily.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Going into the placement, I had a very basic knowledge of Excel, but this has changed now. Working on it every day has allowed me to develop my skills. Also, I am confident in using SAP to extract spend reports and supplier information.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I felt I was given a lot of responsibility from the very start of my placement, both from my manager and my wider team. Being an intern at L'Oreal, you really feel a strong sense of value - which is great. I think this helped with motivation. Even when working virtually, I remained highly motivated because of this.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Everyone in my team has been extremely approachable and happy to answer any questions I have. I have felt that I learn a lot more when I am in the office, instead of working virtually and at home. My manager has always made time for me, and has helped with the challenge of working from home.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • There is a young and vibrant culture here and is a fast-paced environment to work in. Obviously, I haven't been able to see the office at its busiest but from the glimpses I've seen, it is an exciting place to work. They really value mental health, and giving us early finishes on Friday's through the pandemic is an example of this.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have really enjoyed the placement year. I've been able to apply my learnings from university to a corporate environment. Although most of the year was virtual, the team made it fun and easy to feel welcome. It exceeded my expectations and would thoroughly recommend working for L'Oreal.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at L'Oreal
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
  • I would say you need to let your personality come through. Everyone who gets through to assessment centres are there because they seem fit for the job from an education standpoint, but it's how personable you are that really comes through and will be the difference as to whether you get the job or not.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Purchasing and Supply

London

June 2021


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