The Job
An internship at adidas provides you with a unique opportunity to apply what you have learned at university, use your knowledge in practice and live your passion for sports. JOIN THE GLOBAL PRODUCT SUPPLY TEAM: We are one global team of supply planners & supply creators, supported by business process management and reporting employees, located all around the world. We are responsible for converting adidas' business plan into a product supply strategy, setting the seasonal planning frameworks and projecting the global production performance. Our target is to plan, purchase and achieve the highest product availability for all markets & brands. We innovate our processes & systems and are at the forefront of reporting, analytics, and automation. YOUR TASKS: Support planning processes to achieve availability targets Responsible for creation and distribution of operational reports Support system & process improvements through analytics and insights Adapt to changes coming from internally and externally driven projects ensuring processes are in sync Support allocated processes as process agent ensuring processes are documented, mapped and up to date Support supply review with relevant stakeholders to ensure optimized use of capacity, understand supply constraints, delivery performance development and ensure risk mitigation plans are in place YOUR PROFILE: Student of supply chain management or in the areas of business administration, logistics, planning, information systems or similar Enrolled as full-time student for the complete duration of the internship Or in the so-called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (gap year regulation only applicable to EU citizens due to working permit regulations) Candidates in penultimate year of study preferred (following the internship, students should have maximum one year to graduate). Coordination and follow up skills Service-minded and consumer/customer oriented Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems Team player and effective collaborator Ability to communicate effectively Good knowledge of MS Office (advanced MS Excel skills) Comfortable with learning internal systems such as Supply Chain Planning and Execution software applications Fluent in English, additional language is a plus KEY FACTS: Application Deadline: March 15th, 2023 Start Date: September 15th, 2023 Duration: 6 months Location: adidas International Trading AG, Root D4, Switzerland (near Lucerne) YOUR APPLICATION: At adidas we believe that “ Impossible is Nothing ”. As part of your application, we’d like you to tell us what this phrase means to you. Think of what makes you passionate about joining the brand and why you want this role. The format is totally up to you! If you are creative minded, show us.If you're analytical, share more! If you prefer to simply put pen to paper, go for it. Your '1 pager' can be submitted asprint, visual, written, digital or a link. The only requirement is that the 1 pager is submitted as a PDF. Please apply in the same language as the job description Be aware that incomplete applications will not be considered