Apprenticeship as a Retail Salesperson with Additional Qualification as a Fresh Food Specialist 2027

Two-year apprenticeship as a retail salesperson with varied duties in retail. During the apprenticeship, you also begin the IHK qualification as a fresh food specialist, completed after three years with a separate IHK examination. Seminar blocks and workshops on product and sales knowledge are also included.

• Learning about varied retail duties focused on fresh food and service-oriented areas
• Serving and advising customers in the fresh food departments
• Operating tills, handling reconciliations and advising customers on services
• Creating sales-promoting product displays and supporting assortment planning, marketing and merchandising
• Properly storing and handling fresh food while maintaining hygiene standards
• Planning and evaluating sales and tasting promotions using merchandise management data

• Enjoyment of customer contact and empathy
• Friendly manner, well-groomed appearance and good communication skills
• Creativity, responsibility and commitment
• Enjoyment of working with fresh food
• Interest in business processes
• Team spirit and ability to learn quickly