Apprenticeship as a Retail Sales Specialist / Sales Assistant
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
Train at Lidl as a sales assistant in two years or a retail sales specialist in three years. You will work with the store team, take on responsibility and learn how food retail works.
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
- Stock and display goods, bake and operate the checkout
- Check incoming goods, help with stocktakes and advise customers
- In the third year of the retail sales specialist apprenticeship, learn to prepare staff schedules and lead your first shift
- Take part in training sessions and apprentice projects
Requirements
- 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 increasing responsibility
- Varied tasks and projects
- Excellent chances of a permanent job after passing the final exam, with the option to gain the further retail sales specialist qualification and progress to deputy store manager
- Discounted Deutschlandticket travel pass
- A culture of trust and diversity, with 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, supported by a personal mentor
- From 1 April, 5% off your entire shop at more than 3,250 Lidl stores in Germany
- Opportunities to develop, with a preference for filling vacancies internally
- Part-time options, six weeks of holiday, the option of a sabbatical and support towards a Deutschlandticket travel pass
- Employee app with news, staff offers and tools for planning holiday, viewing payslips and chatting with colleagues
- Workplace health programmes 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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