What qualifications do I need for Apprenticeship Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services Clerk 2027?

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Where is this Ausbildung position located?

This position is located in Düsseldorf, Germany. Kühne+Nagel (AG & Co.) KG offers this training program at their Düsseldorf location. You may need to find accommodation nearby if you're relocating.

When does this Ausbildung program start?

This training program is scheduled to start in August 2027. We recommend applying at least 3-6 months in advance, as positions fill up quickly.

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Apprenticeship Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services Clerk 2027

Original title: Ausbildung zum Kaufmann für Spedition und Logistikdienstleistung (m/w/d) 2027

Kühne+Nagel (AG & Co.) KGDüsseldorf, NW

Apprenticeship

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Start Date
August 1, 2027
Sector
Spedition und Logistik
Salary
Competitive salary

Listing data as of October 24, 2026

About this Apprenticeship

Logistics touches every aspect of our lives – from the goods we consume daily to the healthcare we rely on. At our company, your work goes beyond logistics: it enables the small and big moments of life for people around the world. As a globally leading logistics company with the vision to further develop our world, we offer you a safe and stable environment. Here your work makes a real difference. Whether delivering food, developing sustainable transport solutions or engaging for local communities – your work achieves more than you can imagine. With us you will learn the diverse world of logistics. For example, by delivering equipment for your favourite sport or transporting sensitive components for the smartphones we use daily – you make an important contribution to the small and big moments of life. Your work at Kühne+Nagel achieves more than you can imagine. As a clerk for freight forwarding and logistics services (m/f/d), you will ensure that goods arrive at all transport hubs worldwide in the right quantity and quality, on time and cost-effectively. You will become perfectly familiar with shipping, transshipment, warehousing and processes and, with our information and communication technologies, transport important goods safely – whether from Shanghai to Hamburg or from Bremen to Munich. It's up to you to make sure everything arrives!
You will become a goods hero and take over the national and international planning, organisation and optimisation of land, sea and air transports
You will create transport documents, take care of goods insurance and ensure compliance with customs regulations
You will learn to calculate prices, write offers and process customer orders
You will work daily with colleagues and customers at home and abroad, thereby automatically improving your English skills

What You'll Learn

You will become a goods hero and take over the national and international planning, organisation and optimisation of land, sea and air transports
You will create transport documents, take care of goods insurance and ensure compliance with customs regulations
You will learn to calculate prices, write offers and process customer orders
You will work daily with colleagues and customers at home and abroad, thereby automatically improving your English skills

Requirements

Enjoy dealing with people and new technologies
Lively interest and curiosity for the world and what moves it
Great joy in working on the PC and solving logistical challenges
A reliable and customer-oriented team player personality with high planning and organisational talent
Secondary school leaving certificate or (technical) university entrance qualification
Good German and English skills, mathematics and geography are also your strengths – you can manage without Excel and Google Maps sometimes

What We Offer

Intensive onboarding and individual support from your trainer
Personal buddy for a good start with us
Work-life balance: team and company events, company fitness and health offers
Flexible working through flextime
Versatility: in teams, departments and your tasks
Modern workplace: modern technical equipment including own laptop
Perspective and further development: very high takeover chances and individual further development opportunities after apprenticeship
Mobility with public transport: partial cost coverage of a local transport or Deutschlandticket
Corporate Benefits: discounts in many brand worlds around shopping, travel, sport, lifestyle, technology and much more
Apprenticeship duration: 3 years with possibility to shorten
Start: 01.08.2027