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 11, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Train at Lidl as a sales assistant over two years or in retail management over three years. You take responsibility from the start, learn with your team and contribute your own ideas. Training starts on August 1 or September 1, depending on the region.
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 our Lidl stores, through either a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail management apprenticeship
- You get involved fully in stocking and displaying goods, baking and working at the checkout
- You check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and offer customers advice and support
- If you choose the third year of the retail management apprenticeship, you learn to prepare staff schedules and lead your first shift
- You attend training sessions and exciting apprentice projects to develop your skills further
Requirements
- 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 agreed pay scale, plus holiday and Christmas bonuses
- Exclusive 5% shopping discount in our stores
- Individual support and 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 role after passing your final exam, with the option of gaining the further retail management qualification and progressing to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A workplace built on trust, diversity and a clear 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 support from a personal mentor
- From April 1, 5% off your entire shop at one of more than 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany
- Opportunities to develop your strengths, with existing staff given preference for open roles
- Part-time options, six weeks of holiday, the option of a sabbatical and help paying for your Deutschlandticket
- Staff app with news, staff offers and tools for planning holiday, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues
- Workplace health activities covering exercise, healthy eating, managing stress, preventing addiction and comfortable working setups, plus discounts at selected fitness providers across Germany
- 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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