Apprenticeship as a Salesperson for the DIY and Garden Market

As a salesperson in a DIY and garden market, you will work with your team to ensure a smooth shopping experience. You will advise customers, handle goods and services, and explore different areas of work, seminars and exam preparation during the two-year apprenticeship.

Selling, purchasing and marketing goods; operating tills, carrying out reconciliations and analysing data; assisting with merchandise management and accounting; advising and assisting customers; learning about the variety of retail and the full flow of goods from purchasing and sales to marketing.

Enjoyment of customer contact; empathy; patience and flexibility; sense of responsibility; pleasant manner and well-groomed appearance; good communication skills; willingness to work in a team.

Various working-time models allow for flexible personal scheduling. In addition to vocational school, you will attend seminars and receive thorough exam preparation. After passing the exam, you may extend your contract as a retail salesperson if your performance is good enough.