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Junior Business Development Manager - EM South

Are you ready to lead the future?
 
Join adidas’ Future Leaders Program, an 18-month journey designed for early career professionals with working experience who are ambitious, driven, and passionate about making an impact. Alongside hands-on experience in one of the world’s fastest-moving industries, you’ll gain academic knowledge on leadership through a certified course with the Graduate School of Business.
 
This is your chance to unlock your potential, grow your career, and shape the future of sport and retail. If you’re bold, curious, and ready to lead, your next big move starts here.
 

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

As Senior Specialist Business Development, you support the execution of adidas’ strategic business plan by supporting on key strategic initiatives as well as cross-functional projects in Emerging Markets.  

Key Responsibilities:  

Project & Process Management: 

  • Act as a key player in driving and supporting cross functional initiatives 

  • Effectively deploy project management toolkit to ensure high quality and consistency of deliverables 

  • Coordinate/support collaborative global and local projects, process improvements, new tools’ implementation and best-practice sharing that are in alignment with the strategies and priorities of the organisation 

 

Head Office & Insights:  

  • Provide input into business proposals and presentations to key stakeholders 

  • Establish collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders across the business 

  • Conduct market research and analysis to identify industry trends, competitive landscape, channel trends and consumer preferences  

  • Generate insights to inform strategic thinking and innovation 

 

Key Relationships:  

  • EM Business Development community 

  • EM South Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT and HR teams 

  • Key stakeholders identified for specific projects and initiatives  

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute business development strategies to drive growth in target countries 

  • Analytical mindset with the ability to gather and interpret market data 

  • Self-motivated, results-oriented, and able to work independently 

  • Good interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, stakeholder management) 

  • Fluency in written and spoken English essential. Additional languages are a benefit 

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration ideally with focus on Sales/Marketing/Finance 

  • 5 years’ experience in a cross functional strategic role, commercial functions, project management, sales or general management would be beneficial 

  • Leadership: experience of project lead responsibility 

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

  • COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
  • OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
  • INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
  • TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
  • INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
  • RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.


At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title:  Junior Business Development Manager - EM South

Brand: 
Location:  Cape Town
TEAM:  Digital
State:  West
Country/Region:  ZA
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  541325
Date:  Feb 23, 2026
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