Apprenticeship as a Specialist Salesperson in the Food Trade - Focus on Fresh Products

As a specialist salesperson in the food trade, you will learn everything about quality assurance and sales promotion and develop a good sense of your customers' wishes. With your nutrition and preparation tips, you'll make their barbecue a complete success. Your apprenticeship usually lasts three years – under certain conditions it can be shortened. After passing the exam, you are a qualified specialist salesperson in the food trade. The special feature of the apprenticeship is that the various working time models allow you to organise your free time individually. During the apprenticeship you will go through several areas of activity: you will learn how to prepare meat appetisingly, how to stock the counter, label, handle or prepare items and ensure their quality. Targeted qualification measures will make you a well-founded salesperson and advisor.

• You advise customers on fresh sausage and meat products and their preparation
• You maintain, check and present the goods
• You learn to process meat correctly
• You learn hygiene regulations
• You design the sales counter to promote sales and be visually appealing
• You develop your own creations for platter service, gift service and finger food

• You pay close attention to personal hygiene and cleanliness – especially when handling food.
• You really enjoy handling food and preparing it.
• You are open, communicative and enjoy customer contact.
• Teamwork comes naturally to you and you treat colleagues in a collegial manner.
• You have good organisational skills and work in a structured way.
• Even in stressful situations you remain resilient and balanced.