Apprenticeship as a Retail Sales Clerk

Three-year apprenticeship at an OBI store covering product ranges, checkout, service center, goods receipt, customer advice, and merchandise management. The apprenticeship can be shortened for good performance and offers prospects for specialist and expert positions.

Learn about the building and garden product range and specialize in a preferred area; gain insight into checkout, service center, and goods receipt; advise customers and find suitable solutions; learn to order and present products effectively; answer customer inquiries via app, email, or messenger; participate in projects, the trainee project week, and the trainee store.

Successful lower secondary school certificate, intermediate secondary school certificate, or Abitur before the apprenticeship starts; enjoyment of working with people and an open manner; motivation for varied tasks; ability to communicate clearly and understandably in person and through digital channels; willingness to actively advise and sell.

Staggered pay of EUR 1,175 in the first year, EUR 1,280 in the second year, and EUR 1,425 in the third year, plus a pro-rated holiday and Christmas bonus; mobility allowance of up to EUR 30 net per month; six weeks of annual leave; personal buddy; product range, systems, and sales training; 15 percent employee discount at OBI; heavily discounted company bike.