L’Oréal Network for Suppliers

Indirect purchasing / Suppliers

The indirect purchases team, which covers a broad range of activities within L’Oréal, has a direct relationship with numerous suppliers. The Group has therefore split its general expense sheet into various purchasing categories, such as:

  • Intellectual services
  • Travels, reelocations
  • Meeting events
  • Facility Management
  • Energy
  • Human Resources services (temporary employment, company cars, trainings, …)
  • IT and Telecommunication
  • Marketing services (advertising agencies, marketing studies, internet …)
  • Supplies (offices, labs, plants, logistics) 
  • Logistics (transport ation and logistics services)

Indirect purchasing / Purchasing

L’Oréal Purchasing, working directly with its suppliers, is tasked with:

Growth
Risk management
Cost management

GROWTH

  • Helping to secure and improve innovations
  • Helping the Group distinguish itself through its supplier network.

RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Actively contributing to risk management (Quality, capacity, deadlines, etc.)

COST MANAGEMENT

  • Saving money by controlling purchases:

- Cutting unit prices (buy for less)
- Optimizing specifications (buy better)
- Reducing consumption (buy less)