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Easter eggs and big smiles

Simone KlossApril 2, 2013 4:04 pmCommunity Involvement

Easter is the time to be with the family and of course, what kids most love about Easter, to hunt for Easter baskets. Unfortunately for some families this is – for different reasons – not always the way they spend Easter. This is why a group of adidas volunteers supported the organization “Schlupfwinkel” to organize their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Holy Thursday and celebrated Easter with families, who otherwise might not be able to do so. adidas volunteers assisted in cutting vegetables, packing and hiding Easter baskets until the kids arrived with their families. Finally, it was time to hunt for Easter baskets.

Building a global network in a diverse Group structure

Sonja SpirkMarch 28, 2013 3:33 pmBusiness Operations, Career Talk, On-the-Job Records

My daily business is garment development. More precisely I work in the ‘Inline Training business’ for Apparel Creation, and head the BU Women’s Development team. Within this area we handle the whole sampling process from design sketch to commercialization, including workmanship advice, production feasibility checks, fit information and material expertise. We also work very closely with Costing, and are in close contact with the factories and our back offices in Asia.

When I read about the Ambassador Program , I immediately applied for it. For me, it was important to experience a new area outside of Development which would help me understand more about actually getting the products into the market. Now I had the chance to do this. The process was smooth and my seniors were very supportive.

Showdown between Per Mertesacker and Sven Bender at the adidas headquarters

Helen HovingtonMarch 26, 2013 4:43 pmHeadquarter News

This evening, in Nuremberg, Germany will play Kazakhstan in the latest round of qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Despite their busy schedules, three of the national team players, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker and Sven Bender found the time to stop by adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach for an equally exciting contest. On Monday, March 25th at 12 noon there was a showdown at the adidas Brand Center. Two teams, ‘Team Bender’ and ‘Team Mertesacker’, went head to head, alongside adidas employees, in a tough battle to become the winners of the first ever adidas football quiz.

One Week in A Store: Your extra portion of hands-on store experience

Christian WilhelmMarch 21, 2013 2:24 pmOn-the-Job Records

I really like my job in the CoE Retail. I have worked in Retail Consulting before, for an automotive company, but to be completely honest, I never worked in a store. All my knowledge about stores came from being in them as a customer. And I have to admit, I was one of those customers who complained about slow sales staff, missing sizes and products all mixed up on the shop floor, without even knowing what a sales person really does the whole day.

That is why I loved the idea of working in a store for one week and experiencing retail firsthand when I heard about it. I chose the Brand Core Store in Berlin because I knew that this store is in the middle of one of Berlin’s most famous shopping streets. It is close to the world-famous KDW shopping centre and also very close to Nike Town Berlin.

Exchanging Expertise. Expanding Horizons

Danja FrechMarch 19, 2013 4:41 pmBusiness Operations

In response to our Global Operations team’s request for new global cross functional career development opportunities, we developed a tailored talent scheme called the ‘Ambassador Program’. Sponsored by Global Operations Senior Management team, it gives candidates the unique chance to swap jobs with colleagues in Global Operations from across the world for a set amount of time.