Apprenticeship as Merchant for Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management

You are interested in business processes, customer relationships, and trade processes? Then discover the world of wholesale around construction machinery with us and learn the diverse commercial processes at Zeppelin. Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH has been the exclusive sales and service partner of Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest construction machinery manufacturer, in Germany since 1954 and is part of the Zeppelin Group. Ready to start with us? Then become part of the Zeppelin team! Starting 01 September 2027, we offer an apprenticeship as a merchant (m/f/d) for wholesale and foreign trade management, specializing in wholesale, at our Böblingen location.

• Right in the middle instead of just watching – You learn the commercial processes from order acceptance to invoicing and actively participate
• Behind the scenes – You get to know various areas of your branch, our Zeppelin headquarters in Garching and the central spare parts warehouse in Cologne
• Versatile insights – Whether invoices, sales of machines and spare parts or customer service – you learn different commercial areas
• Independence – You are integrated into the team from the start and take on increasingly independent tasks during your training

• School leaving certificate: Intermediate secondary school diploma (Mittlere Reife) or (technical) university entrance qualification
• You have the intermediate secondary school diploma or (technical) university entrance qualification and want to start your career now
• You are interested in commercial contexts and organization and enjoy learning new things
• You approach people openly, like to communicate and enjoy working in a team
• You already have some knowledge of MS Office and bring good English skills
• First commercial insights, e.g. through an internship, are a plus – but not a must
• WHAT DOCUMENTS DO WE NEED? Send us at least your CV and your latest certificate; you can also upload several school certificates and internship confirmations in our applicant portal.