Retail Management / Sales Assistant Apprenticeship 2027
Original title: Ausbildung Kaufmann im Einzelhandel /
This job is at Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG. You apply to them, not to GoAusbildung.
Start Date
On request
Sector
Einzelhandel
Salary
€1250 - €1500
Listing data as of November 8, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship at Lidl in Soest, with two years of training as a sales assistant or three years in retail management. You work as part of the team from the start, take on responsibility and contribute your own ideas.
What You'll Learn
- Learn what matters in retail and how quality, freshness and cleanliness create a good shopping experience in Lidl stores, through either a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail management apprenticeship
- Take an active role in stocking and displaying goods, baking and operating the checkout
- Check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and assist customers
- In the third year of retail management training, learn to create staff schedules and lead your first shift
- Attend training sessions and take part in trainee projects
Requirements
- Completed school education
- Interest in the fast-moving world of retail
- Drive and a committed approach to work
- Team spirit, friendliness and enjoyment of working with people
- Reliability and flexibility to work during your store's opening hours
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
- Individual support and development, with guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
- Professional and personal development through increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Very good chances of a permanent job after passing your final exam, with the possible option of completing the further retail management qualification and progressing to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A company culture built on trust, diversity and a transparent pay system regardless of gender
- Rewards for good or very good final exam results
- An introduction to Lidl's systems and your work area with a personal mentor
- From 1 April, 5% off your entire shop at over 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany
- Development based on your strengths and preference for filling vacancies with existing employees
- Part-time work options, six weeks of holiday and the option of a sabbatical
- Support for sustainable commuting and a contribution towards the Deutschlandticket travel pass
- Employee app with news, employee offers and tools for planning holiday, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues
- Workplace health services covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and ergonomics, plus special rates at selected fitness providers across Germany
- An annual Christmas party and various in-person and online team events
- An annual Lidl Christmas gift package with surprises
- Regular prize draws and discount offers
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