Apprenticeship Retail Management Specialist

A practical alternative to a business administration degree at the EDEKA E-Center Herkules in Osterode. You learn the day-to-day retail business as well as business management, marketing, work organisation, accounting, logistics, sales, staff leadership and HR. The training usually lasts four years. Afterwards you hold two qualifications: Retail Merchant and Retail Management Specialist (Handelsfachwirt). During the training you also take part in projects, for example in sales promotion.

• You plan and organise sales
• You procure goods and ensure they are available
• You present goods
• You deliver services
• You determine and analyse business key figures
• You advise customers
• You lead staff
• You help steer business processes

• University entrance qualification (Abitur or Fachabitur) with good grades
• Determination and commitment
• Quick grasp and independence
• Teamwork skills and flexibility
• Negotiation skills
• Sense of responsibility
• Enjoyment of customer contact
• Interest in business management topics
• Pleasant manner, well-groomed appearance