Adidas: Graduate Trainee Programme 2023

With adidas, your career path has unlimited possibility. Our Future Leaders Program offer the chance to kickstart your career without borders. There is no guarantee of a permanent placement at the end of the program, however should you bring your best, we will try our best to ensure you stay within the adidas family within South Africa, or globally. 

The following Graduate Opportunities are open for applications:

Management Trainee: Brand Activations

• University degree in: Business or Marketing
• or 3+ years equivalent professional experience, ideally in Marketing with a focus on Brand Management

Management Trainee: Finance

• University degree in: Finance or Accounting
• Advantageous: 12+ months experience will be an added advantage

Management Trainee: Wholesale

• University degree in: Business, ideally with a marketing/ sales or equivalent professional experience
• Advantageous: 12+ months experience will be an added advantage

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent analytical skills, creative problem solving and strong customer focus and mindset  
• Structured, organized and process orientated
• Strong understanding of retail and consumer landscape, including retail KPI’s
• Attention to detail and independent thinker
• Ability to work within a team and high-pressure environment
• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Passionate about sports and an energetic team player
• Fluent in English and excellent communication skills