Graduate Program Sales incl. Certified Retail Management Specialist 2027

Finished your Abitur and looking for responsibility? With the Abitur graduate program you combine the apprenticeship as a retail clerk (Kaufmann im Einzelhandel) with the further training as a certified retail management specialist (Geprüfter Handelsfachwirt IHK), and you also earn the trainer certificate (AdA-Schein) under AEVO. Your goal: to lead your own team as a store manager in the future. Training start: 1 August.

• 3 qualifications in 3 years: With our Abitur graduate program you combine the apprenticeship as a retail clerk with the further training as a certified retail management specialist (IHK) and also earn the trainer certificate (AdA-Schein) under AEVO – your goal: to lead your own team as a store manager in the future
• During the practical phases in the store you get to know our business from the ground up and learn how we ensure a great shopping experience through quality, freshness and cleanliness
• Whether it's restocking and presenting goods, ordering, or working the checkout: you pitch in and give it your all
• We also prepare you for leading staff, so that you can soon take over your own shift
• To further develop your skills you take part in various trainings and seminars – and you also earn the IHK trainer certificate
• The theory phases take place in block courses at an external training center (any travel and accommodation costs are covered by Lidl)

• Abitur or Fachhochschulreife (both theoretical and practical parts completed)
• Committed way of working and enthusiasm for the dynamic world of retail
• Enthusiasm, determination and a strong sense of responsibility
• Team spirit and enjoyment in achieving things together with others
• Reliability and flexibility in your working hours within your store's opening hours