Apprenticeship as Retail Merchant 2027

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 the first point of contact and are simultaneously the first showcase of our philosophy: We love food. You operate the cash registers, handle the accounting, and advise our customers on our services. You design the 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.

Sales, purchasing, ordering and warehousing; Customer advice; Cash register operation and accounting; Advice on services; Product presentation design; Participation in assortment design, marketing, merchandise build-up; Control of merchandise management processes; Participation in personnel deployment planning

Enjoy 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

Big family with big heart – We are one of the largest training companies in Germany and will support and promote you with our expertise in all matters of training – you will not be left alone; (Crisis-)secure and meaningful workplace – You supply the local population and thus make an important contribution to society; even in difficult times; Short commutes – Your training place is right around the corner; Variety – During the apprenticeship, you will get to know the diverse areas and tasks of our markets and thus acquire expert knowledge about trade and food; EDEKA Food Academy – You attend exclusive seminars where you gain practical knowledge and thorough exam preparation; Digital Training – With EDEKA next you can learn location-independently and time-flexibly. Also with the EDEKA Azubi Guide you can e.g. keep your training record digitally and have many other aids around your training always at hand in an app; Let your creativity speak – In various competitions you can express your creative side and your ideas and will also be rewarded with attractive prizes; KickOff – at the start of training we hold our AzubiStarter Day in September for all new apprentices with exciting lectures and varied show program; Graduation celebration – After successfully completing your apprenticeship, you can celebrate at our graduation gala… and of course celebrate yourself ;); Career prospects – With our numerous funding and further training programs, you have all opportunities to climb the career ladder step by step – up to self-employment under the EDEKA roof