Apprenticeship as a Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management Clerk, starting 2027-09-01

Knauber is a Bonn-based family business that has operated in the energy market for more than 140 years. The apprenticeship provides insight into trading processes and different commercial departments, with a particular focus on sales.

Through a rotation program, you will get to know different departments and areas of work. You will gain insights into procurement, quotation preparation and sales, hold conversations, answer questions, prepare offers, determine requirements, process orders, work with suppliers and gradually take on your own tasks and orders.

Intermediate secondary school certificate or university of applied sciences entrance qualification; interest in understanding how purchasing, sales and trade are connected; curiosity, reliability and willingness to learn new tasks independently; openness toward people and a service-oriented approach; good oral and written communication skills.

Short decision-making processes and plenty of creative freedom; mobile office in a 2+3 model; workation; working hours without core hours; 30 days of vacation plus special leave; sabbatical; health days, sports therapy and support from the PME Family Service and care guides; team events, company celebrations, coffee roulette, Lunch & Learn and perspective changes; structured onboarding, progress talks, training opportunities, team workshops and a digital learning platform; good public transport connections and free parking with charging facilities; modern, accessible office with free fruit and drinks; vacation pay, Christmas bonus, company pension, Corporate Benefits, job-ticket subsidy and bicycle leasing; KnauBuddy program, high retention prospects, department rotations, own projects and a JAV event.