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High School Graduate Program Retail Specialist

Original title: Abiturientenprogramm Handelsfachwirt (m/w/d)

Thalia Bücher GmbHStuttgart, BW

Apprenticeship

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Start Date
On request
Sector
Buchhandel
Salary
Competitive salary

Listing data as of October 21, 2026

About this Apprenticeship

Three qualifications – your future in book retail. In our high school graduate program for retail specialists (m/f/d), you will learn the book trade from the ground up and prepare step by step for your future as a manager. You advise customers, shape our bookstore and take on responsibility early on.

What You'll Learn

Inspire customers: You advise our customers, give personal recommendations and learn what makes outstanding advice; Take responsibility: You work independently on projects, contribute your ideas and take on increasing tasks in the team; Gain first leadership experience: You support personnel deployment planning, accompany new team members and apprentices and learn what successful team leadership entails; Shape a bookstore: You gain insights into assortment design, sales promotions and the diverse processes behind the scenes; Develop into a manager: Through seminars, coaching and practical experience you build your professional and personal skills.

Requirements

You have (technical) Abitur with practical part or are about to successfully complete it and have very good German skills; You want to take responsibility, make decisions and develop step by step into a manager; You are interested in our assortment, enjoy interacting with people and want to convince customers; You keep an overview, approach tasks independently and contribute your ideas.

What We Offer

Three qualifications in three years: Retail Merchant (m/f/d), Certified Retail Specialist (m/f/d) and Trainer Certificate; Fair remuneration: €1,260 in the first and €1,410 in the second year of your apprenticeship plus €2,525 gross during your subsequent advanced training as a retail specialist. Plus holiday and Christmas bonuses; Attractive benefits: 20% employee discount, 30 days vacation, subsidy for Deutschlandticket, free tolino eReader and much more; Responsibility from day one: You take on your own tasks, projects and gain early leadership experience; Your perspective after graduation: With your qualification as a retail specialist (m/f/d) you are well prepared to take on responsibility as deputy bookstore manager, for example.