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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.1 - Warehousing And Storage
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 March 2024
Employment effect (start)
20 March 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Adidas has inaugurated a new logistics hub, named Adidas Campus South, in Mantua, which is set to create job opportunities for approximately 700 individuals, irrespective of their prior experience. This jobs will offer career development opportunities alongside a benefits package such as parental leave, days allocated for volunteer work, language training programs, counseling services, partnerships, health insurance, and mental health support. The recruitment is being carried out by Kuehne+Nagel, a global logistics and transportation firm, with assistance from Manpower.
Spanning 130,000 square meters, the Adidas Campus South has been designed with a commitment to environmental sustainability, featuring highly automated processes that lighten the workload. Furthermore, this logistics center is positioned to become a pivotal distribution point for Adidas products across 19 countries in Southern and Eastern Europe, highlighting its strategic importance in the company's supply chain network.
Eurofound (2024), Adidas, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 200981, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200981.
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