Apprenticeship as a 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 13, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Train at Lidl as a sales assistant in 2 years or a retail sales specialist in 3 years. You take responsibility from the start, learn as part of a team and contribute your own ideas. Depending on the training year, full-time pay is 1,250 to 1,350 euros per month for sales assistants or 1,250 to 1,500 euros per month for retail sales specialists.
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; you can complete a 2-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a 3-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship
- You take an active role in stocking and displaying goods, baking and operating the checkout
- You check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and offer customers advice and assistance
- If you choose 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 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 guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
- Professional and personal growth through taking on more responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Excellent chances of a permanent job after passing your final exam, with the option to gain the further retail sales specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A company culture based on trust, diversity and a clear pay system regardless of gender
- Rewards for good or very good results in final exams
- 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 any of over 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany
- Opportunities to develop your strengths, with existing staff given preference for open jobs
- Part-time options, 6 weeks of holiday, the option of a sabbatical, support for greener travel to work and help paying for your Deutschlandticket
- Staff app with news, employee offers and tools to plan holiday, view payslips and chat with colleagues
- Workplace health activities covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and a comfortable working setup, 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, and regular prize draws and discount offers
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