Consumer Market Insights Industrial Placement 2025

Based: White City, London

Duration: 1 Year

Start Dates: Monday 30th June 2025

Application Deadlines: Jan opening

Annual Salary: £24,000 per annum

As L’Oréal’s Consumer & Market Insights (CMI) 

You will…

You will be expected to ensure that CMI activities are executed accurately. You will provide support on key CMI projects, adding value to these projects through your Project Management skills and your understanding of continuous and ad hoc research.

Day-to-day you may be…

• Helping to support the day to day relationship with key continuous research agencies
• Supporting the business, across marketing, commercial, category development, etc., in the understanding and utility of our data resources
• Ensuring continuous regular reporting and ad hoc requests are delivered in an accurate and timely manner
• Understanding how to analyse and interpret data that ultimately adds value and insight to the business
• Remaining open-minded and creative to provide key learnings and recommendations to the business supported by consumer and category insights
• Helping all areas of the business with their data requests around our consumers, the product category, the market and our competitors
• Staying up to date with developments in the industry, with particular attention to trends, social media, consumer behaviour and data/analytics tools

You have… 

In order to be successful in this role you should have a passion for beauty and our consumers, together with an analytical mind and strong data skills. You must be able to demonstrate a team-orientated approach to work, in addition to the following:

• Highly computer literate with competent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast paced environment
• A passion for data, structured analytical approach and consistent attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively taking into account deadlines
• Experience working proactively, using own initiative
• A flexible approach to work, with an ability to manage multiple tasks
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We are signatories of the Race at Work Charter led by Business in the Community and are committed to improving employment opportunities for people of colour across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

You are…

In your second year at University on a course which enables you to take an Industrial Placement Year (unfortunately if you are graduated you are not eligible). 

Next steps…

Once you click apply you will be asked some questions to check you are eligible for this role. These will be questions around your current situation, whether you’re happy with the salary, location etc.

If you are eligible to apply, you will then be sent a link via email to ‘Step 2’ of the application process; the online assessments. Keep an eye out for this (it might even land in your spam folder!). Although there is no deadline for completion, the quicker you submit your answers the quicker we can continue to move you through the process!

Once we have your results, our recruiters will conduct a final review of your entire application and if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us as we receive a high volume of applications and want to spend time going through each of them.

Our Assessment Centres this year will mostly be in person, they will be running from when applications open until the roles are filled. These Assessment Centres are specific to function, so please be patient if you don’t get invited straight away – it might just be because your function’s Assessment Centre date isn’t until later on in the recruitment period!

Please note, if you apply for more than one role you will be put forward for the one we deem most suitable for you. If you have a strong preference, please only apply to that one role to ensure you are considered for the correct role.

• You can apply to up to three jobs within a rolling 30-day window.
• You cannot withdraw your application once you applied, so please make sure to choose a job that matches your dreams.
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