Apprenticeship as Trade Business Administrator - 2027

With the qualification as a trade business administrator, you belong to the management talent of tomorrow – or you become self-employed as a merchant at EDEKA and become your own boss.

• Daily retail business: You will learn all relevant areas – from purchasing and sales to marketing and professional customer consulting.
• Business analysis: You determine and analyze key figures and develop well-founded decisions for business success.
• Merchandise management & logistics: You gain insights into procurement, warehousing, and the entire flow of goods in the market.
• Business processes: You deal intensively with business administration, work organization, accounting, branch settlement, and sales.
• Leadership & personnel: You engage with modern leadership approaches and learn how to motivate, deploy, and develop employees. Special feature of the apprenticeship? Doubly qualified! After 3 years you hold two qualifications – Retail Merchant and Trade Business Administrator (m/f/d).

• School leaving certificate: As an admission requirement, you need Abitur (university entrance qualification) or Fachhochschulreife (university of applied sciences entrance qualification)
• Foodie: You have a passion for food
• Business administration: You are interested in business processes
• Numbers expert: You have a good understanding of mathematics
• Organizational talent: You can organize yourself independently
• Motivation: You are motivated and show willingness to perform

Benefits and additional perks vary depending on the market or training company.