Administrative assistants for wholesale and foreign trade purchase and resell goods in various industries. They are involved in all pertinent corporate commercial business processes. In addition to purchasing, warehousing and sales, these include human resources, accounting and controlling.

Final qualification

• Certification as administrative assistants for wholesale and foreign trade by the German Chamber of Commerce
• Vocational school diploma

Responsibilities (examples from various departments)

• Purchase goods, receive and inspect incoming goods
• Check warehouse stocks and do inventory work
• Process customer inquiries and draw up quotations
• Accept orders and check ability to supply
• Advise customers
• Manage goods shipments and complete delivery documents
• Invoice and verify receipt of payment
• Draw up statistics and spreadsheets
• Carry out accounting tasks

Duration of training

3 years

Requirements

Secondary school certificate, advanced technical college admission qualification or university admission qualification

Training plants with job offers

• Hanover Vergölst GmbH

Detailed information about the training program you will find under the training locations.