Apprenticeship as a Fresh Food Specialist

This three-year apprenticeship combines creativity, customer contact and commercial skills with professional and social competence. You will learn about goods receiving and sales as well as important business processes in retail and earn two IHK qualifications.

Taking responsibility for purchasing, marketing, product presentation and sales; serving and advising customers in fresh food departments; contributing your own creations; supervising inventory management and retail business processes; learning all retail tasks with a focus on fresh food and service-oriented food departments; ensuring and checking hygiene regulations.

Enjoyment of customer contact; good communication skills and a pleasant manner; quick comprehension; independence and a sense of responsibility; organizational skills; interest in business relationships; creativity; willingness to work in a team; enjoyment of working with fresh food.

Two IHK qualifications: Retail Sales Specialist and Certified Fresh Food Specialist; exclusive EDEKA seminars on products and sales; thorough exam preparation.