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 11, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Train at Lidl in Wahlstedt as a sales assistant over two years or a retail sales specialist over three years. Take responsibility from the start, learn as part of a team and contribute your own ideas. Training starts on 1 August or 1 September, depending on the region.
What You'll Learn
- Learn what matters in retail and how quality, freshness and cleanliness create a good shopping experience in Lidl stores, through either a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship.
- Take an active role in stocking and displaying goods, baking and working at the checkout.
- Check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and provide customers with advice and support.
- If you choose the third year of the retail sales specialist apprenticeship, learn to prepare staff schedules and lead your first shift.
- Take part in training courses and exciting apprentice projects to build your skills.
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 pay
- 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
- Excellent prospects of staying with the company after passing your final exam, with the option of gaining the further retail sales specialist qualification and progressing to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket public transport pass
- A workplace culture built on trust and diversity, with a clear pay system regardless of gender; good or very good final exam results are rewarded.
- An introduction to how Lidl works and your area of work, supported by a personal mentor.
- Development opportunities that suit your strengths; current employees are preferred when filling vacancies.
- Part-time working options, six weeks of holiday and the option of a sabbatical.
- A staff app with news, staff offers and tools for planning leave, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues.
- Workplace health programmes covering exercise, healthy eating, managing stress, preventing addiction 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, and regular prize draws and discount offers.
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