Apprenticeship as a Retail Sales Assistant

Apprenticeship at Action with development opportunities from sales to store management. You are prepared for specialist, organizational and leadership tasks and supported at your own pace.

You start with sales activities such as stocking shelves, maintaining inventory, operating the checkout and advising customers. Step by step, you take on leadership tasks such as merchandise presentation, seasonal rearrangements, orders, returns, cash reconciliation and stocktaking. You support the store manager with staff planning and leadership.

Preferably an intermediate school-leaving qualification with good grades in the core subjects; enthusiasm for retail; initiative and willingness to learn; identification with Action’s values of teamwork, discipline, cost awareness, simplicity, respect and customer focus.

Monthly gross pay of €1,100 in the first year, €1,200 in the second year and €1,300 in the third year; Christmas bonus; company pension; excellent promotion and permanent employment opportunities; possible reduction to two years based on performance; respectful working environment; preparation for the IHK final examination; 15% employee discount; mistakes are addressed fairly together and used as learning opportunities.