You’re a future leader with bags of potential. You’re Lidl like us.
Everyone at Lidl brings something unique to the table — but we also have a whole lot in common. We’re passionate, ambitious, and love a challenge. Just like you.
Joining one of our grad programmes, you’ll learn more than just the ropes. We’ll equip you with the knowledge and skills to go the extra mile and build a successful career. Whether you’re aiming for our head office or set on leading your own store, warehouse or regional office team, the world is truly your oyster.
Read on to find out why there’s never been a better time to be a Lidl grad.
Events calendar 2024
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Meet the Early Careers team
Find us at the following events to answer any questions you have about life at Lidl and our grad programmes.
Are you Lidl like us?
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Retail Leadership Degree Apprenticeship
Our Degree Apprenticeship is designed to do more than just teach you the ropes. We’ll equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to build a successful career in retail. Imagine yourself running your own Lidl store in four years – that's the kind of potential we see in our Apprentices.
Retail Graduate Management Programme
With experience spanning across our stores, warehouses & regional offices, you’ll build your leadership skills and develop your knowledge to become a retail management professional.
This programme is rotational, taking you on a 23month learning journey that gives you the best possible exposure to our core business areas, along with a range of opportunities to build your experience, resilience, and business acumen.
Head Office graduate programmes
On our head office programmes you’ll learn from the best, bringing your unique skills to a team committed to one goal: supporting over 960 Lidl stores to feed families across Great Britain.
With over 28 departments, including Finance, IT, HR, and Marketing, you’ll find a team that fits your skillset and career goals. We don’t have graduate programmes for every department just yet, but you can find loads of direct entry opportunities with us.
A few of the perks you deserve…
We think our programmes are great. But don't take our word for it...
Lidl grads. Big futures.
Did you know our Managing Director joined Lidl as a grad?
Locations
In Great Britain our stores are split across 14 regions, each supported by its own Regional Distribution Centre.
Our opportunities are nationwide, which means plenty of opportunities for you to choose from. Click on the tab below for a breakdown of our regions and the areas they cover.