Thousands of new jobs at adidas
Sports brand adidas has said it plans to hire thousands of new employees this year.
In terms of numbers, it will hire more than 2,800 people at 307 locations in 47 countries. More than 800 of the new hires will be in Germany.
Of these new employees, more than 900 people will be deployed in adidas retail stores. More than 500 people will be recruited for positions in digital, IT and data & analytics. And adidas is also continuing to hire in the area of sustainability, having already doubled the number of jobs in this area last year. In addition, adidas is awarding more than 50 positions for apprenticeships or dual studies in Germany starting this autumn.
In total, adidas employs around 62,000 people, around 7,700 of them in Germany. Around 5,300 employees work at the company headquarters in Herzogenaurach.
