Apprenticeship as Retail Merchant 2027

Your apprenticeship lasts 3 years. Under certain conditions, shortening is possible with good performance. Afterwards you hold the retail merchant qualification - a foundation for a fast career and self-employment at EDEKA. During the apprenticeship you go through diverse areas of activity and with exclusive further training programs we push you to even more success, step by step. Here you can specialize in fields such as "Procurement-oriented merchandise management", "Consulting and sales", "Merchandise management analysis" and "Control and monitoring". Additionally you can acquire the additional qualification "Basics of entrepreneurial independence". Besides vocational school you attend seminars that only EDEKA offers in this form and provide you with important additional information. Still unsure? Then go directly to your preferred market and do a trial day or internship. There we can show you everything live. We look forward to you!

• You want to work with people, take responsibility and learn something new every day? With us you are not just an apprentice – you become part of a strong community that loves food and shapes your future
• You master everything around the goods – besides sales you also take responsibility in purchasing, ordering and warehousing
• You advise our customers as first contact person and are at the same time the first showcase of our philosophy: We love food
• You operate the cash registers, do the accounting and advise our customers on our services and service offerings
• You design product presentation to promote sales and participate in assortment design, marketing and merchandise build-up
• You control merchandise management processes and participate in personnel deployment planning

• Enjoyment of contact with people and openness
• Sense of responsibility and commitment
• Interest in economic processes
• Friendly demeanor, well-groomed appearance and good communication skills
• Team spirit and quick comprehension