2027 Retail Management Programme for School Leavers, Specialising in Food

This programme prepares you for a management role in food retail and for leading your own team. The three-year apprenticeship can be shortened to 18 months. Training starts on 1 August 2027 and is planned to end on 31 January 2029.

• Conduct advice and sales conversations with customers
• Use digital store systems and purchase, store and check goods
• Organise the whole store, including staff planning and team management
• Carry out projects, such as improving customer loyalty and checking quality
• Analyse sales figures and check profitability, for example through stock checks

• You are interested in food and what happens behind the scenes in a supermarket.
• You enjoy learning new things.
• You are reliable and work well in a team.
• You enjoy interacting with people.
• You have good grades in your Abitur or university of applied sciences entrance qualification.