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
Retail
Salary
Competitive salary
Listing data as of November 9, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
Train at Lidl as a sales assistant in 2 years or a retail sales specialist in 3 years. You will take on responsibility, learn with your 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 our Lidl stores, through either a 2-year sales assistant apprenticeship or a 3-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 assist customers with advice and practical support
- If you choose the third year to become a retail sales specialist, learn to create staff schedules and lead your first shift
- 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 development, with guidance from experienced trainers and a personal mentor
- Professional and personal development through increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Excellent chances 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 travel pass
- A workplace culture based on trust, diversity and a transparent pay system regardless of gender
- Rewards for passing your final exams with good or very good results.
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