School leaver programme in food retail management - 2027

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.

• Hold customer advice and sales conversations
• Use digital store systems and purchase, store and check goods
• Organise the whole store, including staff planning and team leadership
• Carry out projects, for example to keep customers coming back and maintain quality
• Review sales figures and check how well the store uses its money and resources, for example through stock checks

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