2025 US Undergraduate Internship - North America Wholesale

2025 US UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP - NORTH AMERICA WHOLESALE

adidas - Portland, OR

Creating the future of sport inspires our work every single day. We're always on the lookout for talented new students. Always learning, always improving. Curiosity keeps us growing both as a company and as individuals. Come test your strengths, broaden your skills, share your input, and pursue your passion with an internship at our North America headquarters.

Please note, there are three (3) roles available for this requisition; all located in the North America HQ in Portland, OR.

Candidates who apply to this role may end up in either of these teams.

Team 1: Global Sales, Amazon

Support the Amazon sales team with strategic projects, initiative and event planning and retail account engagement. Identifying focus areas and making recommendations to elevate adidas brand presentation and placement on-line to drive increased conversion. Utilizing data and trends to identify opportunities to grow the business, quantifying growth opportunities and preparing and presenting strategies to key stakeholders within adidas and externally.

Team 2: Global Sales, Account Operations

The Account Operations team manages the order book from integration into our systems through shipment from our DCs to our customers. The team is focusing on standardizing workflows for efficiency and consistency. The intern will help define and document processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and support change management to drive improvements and ensure smooth operations.

Team 3: Global Sales, Sales Execution

The Sales Execution team supports North America Wholesale, focused on enabling long term growth to achieve our strategic ambitions out to 2028 and beyond. This work involves establishing best practices, managing strategic projects and optimizing operations both internally with cross functional partners in the brand as well as externally with our retail accounts. We leverage data to drive decision-making, identify opportunities and track performance against our strategic goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Build and leverage relationships with cross-functional teams (i.e., marketing, assortment planning, merchandising, SCM, demand planning, sales development, I.T.) to obtain information necessary to understand business.
• Solid project management skills, including the ability to work on several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to problem solve and drive groups of people towards a shared solution.
• A passion for delivering data-based recommendations for quantifiable improvements in business results and consumer satisfaction.
• Support process documentation, process improvement, meeting facilitation, and the preparation of key presentations for internal and external audiences, including note-taking, documentation, and action item tracking.
• Assist teams with ad hoc projects aligned with Wholesale team and organizational goals.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across organization functions and levels.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Effective storytelling skills
• Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset.
• Ability to adapt and collaborate with multiple key stakeholders.
• Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (i.e. Excel/PowerPoint) and working with systems/application.
• Basic experience with data analytics and Digital tools/platforms e.g., Google Analytics, Power BI, eCommerce, and online marketing
• Basic Experience with visualization and reporting techniques.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a College/University
• Anticipated graduation date is between December 2025 and August 2026
• Eligible to work in the US without restrictions.
• Available to participate in our 12-week full-time internship program from May/June to August/September 2025

APPLICATION TASK | ADIDAS 1-PAGER

In early 2024, we began the three chapter journey into the future, centered on our new brand campaign, You Got This. "You Got This" is designed to motivate everyone to overcome pressure and realize their personal potential.

Instead of a cover letter, please submit a 1-page PDF answering the following prompt: Show us who you are and what "You Got This" means to you. This is your chance to think outside the box, show adidas your authentic self and what makes you passionate about joining the Brand. The only requirement is that the adidas 1-Pager is submitted as a PDF. It can be in any format such as print, visual, written, digital, a link, etc.

2025 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Internship Program includes the following elements to round out the work you do with your team on a day-to-day basis:

• Intern Orientation
• Leadership Speaker Series
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Intern Innovation Challenge
• Social Activities
• Mentorship
• Networking

WORK CULTURE

• We operate in a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
• Diversity and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace DIVERSE backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that REFLECTS our consumers and communities.

NOTE: The application for a 2025 internship will close on Wednesday, January 15th at 11:59pm PST. Please note that roles may close prior to January 15th if there is a high volume of applications. We will not accept any late applications. You will receive confirmation that your application has been received and we will communicate your status by the end of February. Thank you for your patience while we review your candidacy!