High School Graduate Programme in Retail, Including Advanced Retail Management Qualification, 2027

About this Apprenticeship

What You'll Learn

Requirements

What Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG offers

• Good pay above the fixed pay scale, plus holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Exclusive 5% shopping discount in our stores
• Work and personal development through taking on more responsibility
• Individual support and development, with guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
• Varied tasks and projects
• Strong career support towards management, with great opportunities to become a store manager
• Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
• A company culture based on trust, diversity and a clear pay system that treats all genders equally.
• We reward good or very good results in your final exams.
• During your induction, you learn how Lidl and your work area operate, supported by a personal mentor who offers advice and help.
• From 1 April, you get 5% off your entire shop at any of our more than 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany.
• You can develop in line with your strengths; we prefer to fill open positions with our own employees.
• We offer part-time options, 6 weeks of holiday and the chance to take a sabbatical, and help pay for your Deutschlandticket for greener travel to work.
• Our employee app provides news and employee offers, plus tools for planning holidays, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues.
• We offer workplace health programmes covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and comfortable working conditions, plus special rates at selected fitness providers across Germany.
• We celebrate success with an annual Christmas party and various in-person and online team events. Each year brings a Lidl Christmas gift package, plus regular prize draws and discount offers.
• Lidl covers any travel and overnight accommodation costs for the classroom training at an external training centre.