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
Einzelhandel
Salary
€1250 - €1500
Listing data as of November 8, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship at Lidl in Schwerte: qualify as a sales assistant in two years or a retail sales specialist in three years. Learn how a store works, take on responsibility and develop your skills within the team. Training starts on 1 August or 1 September, depending on the region; no year is explicitly attached to these dates.
What You'll Learn
- Learn how retail works and how quality, freshness and cleanliness create a good shopping experience in Lidl stores, through a two-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a three-year retail sales specialist apprenticeship
- Stock and display goods, bake and operate the checkout with full commitment
- Check incoming goods, help with stocktaking and advise and support customers
- In the optional third year of retail sales specialist training, learn to create staff schedules and lead your first shift
- Attend training sessions and apprentice projects to develop 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 bonuses
- Exclusive 5% shopping discount in our stores
- Individual support and development, with guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
- Professional and personal growth through increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Strong prospects of a permanent job after passing your final exam, with the possible option to gain the further retail sales specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket public transport pass
- A company culture based on trust, diversity and a transparent pay system regardless of gender
- Rewards for good or very good final exam results
- Introduction to Lidl's systems and your work area with support from a personal mentor
- From 1 April, 5% off your entire shop at more than 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, the option of a sabbatical and a contribution towards your Deutschlandticket
- Employee app with news, employee offers and tools for planning leave, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues
- Workplace health support covering exercise, healthy eating, stress management, addiction prevention and ergonomics, plus special rates 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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