Intern - Strategic Sourcing Apparel & Materials (2018)

Purpose:

Support adidas digitalization strategy by upgrading Strategic Sourcing group's analytics, reporting and communication capabilities and tools

Key Responsibilities and Projects:

•  Assess analytics, reporting and communication needs within stakeholders of Strategic Sourcing team
• Automate data gathering, analysis and results publishing tasks
• Design scorecards and dashboards for key deliverables of Strategic Sourcing team (e.g. strategic roadmaps, vendor management scorecards, T1 and T2 allocation blueprints)
• Support the team in sourcing analytics

Key Objectives:

• Design dashboards and decision support system for strategic sourcing group.
•  Get understanding of sports apparel business, its global sourcing operations and main tasks and objectives of strategic sourcing group.
•  Learn problem solving skills (hypothesis formulation, data gathering and analysis), communication and presentation skills (storytelling, slide writing, verbal presentation).
•  Learn how to use advanced analytics software and tools (Alteryx, Tableau, Excel advanced analytics tools) 

Key Relationships:

•  Director, Strategic Sourcing
•  Director, Planning
•  Strategic Sourcing & Planning teams
•  Vice President, Sourcing Operations

Candidate profile:

• Studying Bachelor/Master degree in Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain Management, IT (or any other major but with demonstrated interest in strategy and operations topics)
• Strong English skills required
• Preferred but not required: Knowledge of Visual Basic for Application
• Required: tech savvy, ability to learn technical topics (e.g. new software) fast, comfortable with data and algorithms- Knowledge of database management and BI application is a plus

Internship regulations:

• Student must be enrolled at the university for the complete duration of the internship
• Internship duration could be adjusted based on candidate profile and availability