Retail 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
Retail
Salary
€1250 - €1500
Listing data as of November 13, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
At Lidl, you learn about food retail and take responsibility as part of the team. You can complete a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail 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 follow either a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail specialist apprenticeship.
- You get involved and give your best when stocking and displaying goods, baking or operating the checkout.
- You check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and assist customers with advice and practical help.
- If you choose the third year of the retail specialist apprenticeship, you learn to create staff schedules and lead your first shift.
- You take part in training and exciting apprentice projects to develop your skills further.
Requirements
- A 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 agreed 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 development through increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Strong prospects of a job after passing your final exam, with the possible option to complete the further retail specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- A discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A workplace built on trust, diversity and a clear pay system regardless of gender.
- Rewards for passing your final exams with good or very good results.
- An introduction to Lidl's systems and your work area, supported by a personal mentor.
- From 1 April, a 5% discount on your entire purchase at one of over 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany.
- Opportunities to develop your strengths, with existing employees preferred for open positions.
- Part time options, six weeks of holiday and the chance to take a sabbatical, plus support for greener commuting and a contribution towards the Deutschlandticket.
- An employee app with news, employee offers and tools for planning holiday, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues.
- Workplace health programmes covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and ergonomics, plus special rates at selected fitness providers across Germany.
- An annual Christmas party, in-person and online team events, an annual Lidl Christmas gift package, regular prize draws and discount offers.
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