Customer supply chain Review

Item: Customer supply chain at L'Oreal
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at L'Oreal

Placement (10 Months+)

Purchasing and Supply

London

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Emailing the customer, chasing orders and replen schedules. Creating or running reports which simplify data and share this internally. It also involves customer meetings which you can discuss key points.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a lot of responsibility due to having a lower headcount in my team, it was required of me to pick up these extra responsibilities.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have developed my excel skills and general ability to online software including SAP. I have developed my people and communication skills, and understanding how to structure and understand what people want to hear.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

To start with very little guidance was given, I flagged this and from that point my support increased and when a manager role was filled it was much more structured and supported in the role.

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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

It is a good atmosphere, people are proud to work there. There can be some resentment due to lack of transparency which leads to rumours. They seem to be decreasing the amount of employee perks

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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I really enjoyed it, I met a lot of interesting people who I have built connections with. It has also built my skills which i can use to help me with getting post graduate jobs