Aldi graduate jobs

Aldi careers and training scheme

We're a leading global retailer and one of the world's largest privately owned companies.

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The Company

The first Aldi store opened in the UK in 1990 - today there are over 400.You can add these to our other 7000+ stores worldwide... which makes Aldi one of the world’s largest privately owned companies.

But however quickly we’ve grown, we’ve always stayed faithful to the ‘Aldi way’ of doing things.

That means an individual approach to business which demands exceptional standards of management, if you meet these standards your career could grow as quickly as this company has.

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Live Jobs

Job title	Location	Salary

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Training & Profiles

Day 1
Welcome: Introduced to the rest of the regional team and pick up your Audi A4.

Weeks 1 - 2
Induction: Two weeks understanding the role with an experienced colleague.

Weeks 3 - 10
Store training: Stacking shelves to managing a store, your intensive training is really starting to kick in.

Weeks 11 - 22
Get your hands on the keys to your own store: all the detailed training will be done. So it’s time for you show you can take control, smoothly run your own multi-million pound business and really motivate the team around you.

Weeks 23 - 24
Two weeks holiday.

Weeks 25 - 26
Regional Office training: get to grips with the support operations our store network needs. Accounts, trading and vital business administration issues will be covered.

Weeks 27 - 28
Logistics: you’ll be the key link between Logistics and Operations... so you need to understand both sides inside out.

Weeks 29 - 32
Area Manager training: this will be your bread and butter... running a portfolio of stores, developing teams and leading them to exceptional levels of performance.

Week 33
Holiday.

Weeks 34 - 39
Area Manager training: from financial planning to store merchandising, you’re expanding the areas you’ve mastered.

Weeks 40 - 47
Area Cover: You’ll take full control while colleagues are on holiday - really putting your new skills to the test.

Weeks 48 - 49
A rest before the finish line.

Weeks 50 - 52
Review: we’ll take a long, hard, look at where you’ve got to at the end of your year. Your target is to be fully prepared to take responsibility for a group of stores.

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Case Studies

Name: Robert Moss
Role: Area Manager

"The prospect of becoming an Area Manager seemed too good to resist. As I’ve spent more time getting used to my new role, things have just got better and better.

I hadn’t always considered a career in retail. But once I’d made up my mind, I knew my studies would help during the application and interview."

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Information & FAQ

The rewards:£40,000 rising to £62,000 after four years

• Fully expensed Audi A4
• Opportunity for directorship within 5 years
• International secondment opportunities
• 5 weeks annual holiday
• Pension scheme
• Company healthcare

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