Retail Sales Specialist / 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
Lebensmitteleinzelhandel
Salary
€1250 - €1500
Listing data as of November 10, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
At Lidl, you learn about food retail, take on responsibility and contribute your own ideas. You can complete a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship.
What You'll Learn
- During your apprenticeship, you learn what matters in retail and how quality, freshness and cleanliness create a good shopping experience in Lidl stores. You can take a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship.
- You stock and display products, bake and operate the checkout.
- You check incoming goods, help with stocktakes and advise customers.
- In the third year of the retail sales specialist apprenticeship, you learn to prepare staff schedules and lead your first shift.
- You attend training sessions and exciting apprentice projects.
Requirements
- A successfully completed school leaving qualification
- 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
- An exclusive 5% shopping discount in our stores
- Individual support and development, with guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
- Professional and personal growth through increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Strong prospects of a job after passing your final exam, with the possible option to gain the further retail sales specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- A discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A company culture built on trust, diversity and a clear pay system regardless of gender.
- Rewards for good or very good results in your final exams.
- An introduction to Lidl's systems and your work area with a personal mentor.
- From 1 April, a 5% discount on your entire shop at one of more than 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany.
- Opportunities to develop your strengths, with a preference for filling vacancies internally.
- Part-time options, six weeks of holiday, the option of a sabbatical and support towards the cost of a Deutschlandticket.
- An employee app with news, staff offers and tools to plan leave, view payslips and chat with colleagues.
- Workplace health activities covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and comfortable working practices, plus special rates at selected fitness providers.
- An annual Christmas party, in-person and online team events, an annual Lidl Christmas gift package, and regular prize draws and discount offers.
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