2025 US Undergraduate Internship - Supply Chain Management

2025 US UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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 supporting our Supply Chain Management team in North America.

Please note, there are four (4) 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: Reporting & Analytics

The NAM SCM Reporting and Analytics team strives to connect people and data to facilitate making the best decisions for the NAM Supply Chain. We also aim to drive consistency, simplification, and automation across our reporting/data landscape. This internship will focus on collaborating with several of our SCM partners and creating new reports and enhancing existing ones.

Team 2: Outbound Transportation

The Outbound Transportation team plays a fundamental role in ensuring all cross-functional upstream planning is properly executed. This team is comprised of 3 main pillars. This internship role will be focused on the Customer Delivery (Final Mile) pillar; Centered around end consumer satisfaction and loyalty with the brand by ensuring On Time and In Full deliveries via a diversified carrier portfolio.

Team 3: Product Supply

The North American Product Supply (NAM PS) team ensures that 200M units annually are purchased, manufactured and managed into the market on time to meet the needs of adidas and Reebok customers and consumers. The PS interface team identifies gaps in the demand and supply mapping and works cross functionally to resolve issues and get product on time into the market.

Team 4: Order Fulfillment

Order Fulfillment plays a key role to ensure the Supply Chain delivers against our Financial Targets. We coordinate between Sales, Finance, and the Supply Chain to plan and execute shipping plans for the Wholesale Channel in alignment with our Net Sales commitments.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support and play a crucial team role in the execution and delivery of supply chain priorities in North America (scope: transportation of supply from factory to distribution centers, fulfilment of sales orders, and outbound/last mile transportation to customers).
• Support project managers and functional teams in daily routines (e.g., meeting management, analysis, presentations, training, assessments, etc.),
• Support the creation of project documentation for analysis, process definition, project status updates, training, and communication. Suggest improvement opportunities where applicable.
• Assist with measuring and monitoring external partners' KPIs. Ensure vendors are meeting/exceeding their targeted SLAs.
• Assist with action plan development to address service failures with vendors. (e.g., claims processing, high risk lanes assessment, allocation adjustment proposals, etc.)
• Assist in planning and facilitation of cross-functional workshops and meetings to drive stakeholder alignment.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong team player with proven ability to work within diverse teams to achieve goals and objectives.
• Customer centric approach towards problem solving while keeping overall big picture in mind.
• Strong critical thinking and logical mindset for solving complex problems.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate (both written and verbal).
• Basic reporting and analytic skills, with Intermediate knowledge of PowerBi and SQL skills preferred.
• Basic MS Office skills (PowerPoint and Excel) and ability to learn and use Project Management tools (SmartSheet, ThinkCell excel plug-in).
• Ability to collaborate in a flexible work environment with confidence and creativity.

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.