Retail Sales Specialist /
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 11, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship at Lidl in St. Wendel lasting two years for sales assistants or three years for retail sales specialists. You will learn how the store works, take on responsibility and work as part of a team. Training starts on 1 August or 1 September, depending on the region.
What You'll Learn
- During your apprenticeship, you will learn what matters in retail and how quality, freshness and cleanliness create a good shopping experience in Lidl stores. You can complete a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship.
- You will take an active role in stocking and displaying goods, baking and operating the checkout.
- You will check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and provide customers with advice and assistance.
- If you choose the third year of the retail sales specialist apprenticeship, you will learn to create staff schedules and lead your first shift.
- You will attend training sessions and take part in exciting apprentice projects to develop your skills further.
Requirements
- Successfully 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 job after passing the final examination, with the possible option to gain the further retail sales specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A workplace culture based on trust, diversity and a transparent pay system regardless of gender
- Rewards for good or very good final examination results
- An introduction to Lidl's systems and your work area with support from a personal mentor
- From 1 April, 5% off your entire shop at over 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany
- Opportunities to develop, with existing employees preferred for open positions
- Part-time options, six weeks of holiday and the option to take a sabbatical
- Support for greener commuting and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket travel pass
- Employee app with news, staff offers and tools to plan holidays, view payslips and chat with colleagues
- Workplace health programmes covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and ergonomics, plus special rates at selected fitness providers across Germany
- Annual Christmas party and in-person and online team events
- Annual Lidl Christmas package with surprises
- Regular prize draws and discount offers
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