Trainee as Retail Merchant

Three-year apprenticeship as a retail merchant at Selgros (Transgourmet Deutschland) in Würzburg. You get to know the different operations and departments, delight customers and help shape product ranges. The apprenticeship starts on 01.08.2027. Severely disabled applicants are given special consideration if equally suitable.

• Range maintenance: You make sure the product offering stays up to date (refilling goods, placing them correctly, checking stock/prices/labels).
• Goods receiving: You accept deliveries, check quantity and quality, book the goods into the system and store them correctly.
• Customer services: You advise customers, answer questions, help with complaints/exchanges and find suitable solutions.
• Merchandise planning: You plan and order goods according to demand so enough is available and no overstock arises.
• Analysis of business figures: You evaluate e.g. sales, turnover and stock levels and derive improvements/ordering decisions from them.
• Warehouse and logistics processes: You organize goods flow and warehouse structure (picking, packing, inventory) and pay attention to order and safety.

• Lower or intermediate secondary school certificate (Haupt- or Realschulabschluss)
• Interest in retail and products: desire to work with goods, ranges and trends.
• Customer focus & communication skills: friendly, helpful, explains well and listens.
• Reliability & sense of responsibility: keeps agreements, works carefully (e.g. at the checkout, goods receiving, orders).
• Organizational talent: can prioritize tasks (stocking goods, reordering, serving customers).
• Numeracy: for price/quantity calculations and simple key figures.
• IT affinity: no fear of merchandise management systems, scanners, digital processes.
• (Physical) resilience & flexibility: stays calm in stressful times; willingness to work changing hours and on Saturdays
• Initiative & willingness to learn: pitches in, asks questions, accepts feedback and keeps developing.