Adidas ASSISTANT MANAGER FOOTBALL PLAYERS SCOUTING TEMPORARY MONTHS 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

679170042

To change lives, we have to create direct relationships with consumers, and the best way to accelerate this process is through Digital.

Assistant Manager Football Players and Scouting (Temporary 10 months)

• (scouting/professional)by detecting, identifying and sign the young upcoming talents, future icons of adidas in theAPLAN region (Latin American, American, Canadian, Asian and players from Oceania).
• Assist in making sure that all adidas football players have maximum brand association and exposure to the industry (thus generating maximum ROI), by using all internal and external instruments.

Signings:

• Support the Player Management team by signing the key players fitting the adidas brand strategy;
• Attend national and international Youth events and use them as a platform for scouting (Identify, contact, network and sign).
• Supportinnegotiations of players within the territory.
• To create a network in the world of football among Scouts, Coaches, Regional advisers, agents.

Service:

• Place forecast and orders at Athlete Service Platform;
• Liaise with Player Management and other internal colleagues to align footwear orders (Launch, Back to Club, National Team, major events) and to select off-pitch products and align orders
• Product seedings
• Credit card creation and loadings
• Manage storage and shipments
• Manage Store visits
• Produce Contract Approval Forms
• Invoice checking, send to Finance.

Special Projects :

• Player profile / asset plans;
• Quarterly Reports;
• Global Bonus Program reviews
• Scouting & Player team meetings: logistics + presentations;
• Maintenance of Football Calendar & updates;
• Bootcount reports (COPA AMERICA, WC, UCL, UEL);
• Prepare various reports / presentations (boot launch report, social media reports, etc)
• Track social media of players.

Key Relationships:

• Internal : brand marketing, BU, CTC, Athlete Service
• Football Sports Marketing teams Global & Local, adidas partners, Global Player Managers (to Local Player Managers), Global Scouting Managers
• External : players, agents, clubs, football industry network

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong football knowledge combined with a business mindset.
• Understanding of issues faced by players (financial, media, relocation, languages) and ability to help adidas develop support programs.
• Highly motivated, focused, and well-organized with a deep empathy for the sport.
• Excellent planning, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and ideally Power BI.
• Commercial awareness and knowledge of the sporting goods business model.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality on all business matters.
• Driven to achieve goals and meet work expectations.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese is preferred.
• Flexible schedule with substantial travel (15% to 20%) for meetings, club visits, and game attendance.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree, ideally with specific education in Sports Management.
• Professional experience in the sports or goods industry.
• Preferred background as a high-level football player and/or coach.