Fragrance Natural Ingredients Category Buyer H/F - L'Oréal Groupe

Hello, we're L'Oréal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life You report to the Fragrance Category Manager and sit in the Raw Material - Fragrances, Actives & Naturals hub based in AulnaysousBois (with weekly meetings at Levallois & Clichy). You lead purchasing for Natural Ingredients & Essential Oils, driving innovation and the shift to 95% biobased sustainably sourced ingredients by 2030.
- Define & execute category purchasing strategy: securitization, pricing, budget & trend monitoring.
- Lead sustainable sourcing projects and supplier duediligence for natural & essential oil segments.
- Negotiate contracts, build longterm supplier partnerships and manage SRM.
- Collaborate with R&I, Operations, Marketing, Fragrance Houses to enable launches and ensure supply continuity.

We Are Looking For You are an agronomist with a Master's degree and 5-6 years' purchasing experience, ideally in natural ingredients or fragrances.

Key skills:
- Strategic sourcing & strong negotiation ability
- Proven SRM and supplier development experience
- Strong CSR mindset and experience implementing sustainable sourcing
- Excellent stakeholder influence & communication (French + English)
- Advanced data management: Excel, PPV/S80 familiarity; procurement tools knowledge

What's In It For You
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
- Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

Join us at L'Oréal, the world's #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fueled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

Our daring Operations team of thousands of exceptional minds don't just work on complex challenges; They help create sustainable and inclusive beauty alongside our partners by crafting, innovating, sourcing, producing, and delivering millions of products and services that touch every corner of the globe.