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Experience HELM as a unique family business and an attractive employer. Through a constant exchange of ideas, our ultimate goal is to offer our customers future-oriented solutions within our global network. At any time, in any place. This allows us to work proactively and think long-term - in operations, quality management, process optimization, product development and distribution. We are innovation drivers, possibility makers and a reliable partner, all in one.

Apprenticeship - Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management (m/f/d)

Date:  Aug 14, 2026
Location: 

Hamburg, DE, 20097

Business Unit: 
Job Function:  Young Professionals / Internships / Student Jobs
Level of Experience:  Entry-Level

Would you like to understand how international trade works and how products, prices, customers, suppliers and markets are connected? Then the apprenticeship in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management could be a great fit for you.

At HELM, you will get to know various departments, such as Product Management, Finance and Human Resources. During the practical part of your training, you will gain insights into the international purchasing and sale of chemical raw materials and pharmaceutical active ingredients.

You will build commercial knowledge, further develop your communication and organizational skills and learn how international business relationships are managed professionally.

The practical part of your apprenticeship at HELM is complemented by classes at the Berufliche Schule am Lämmermarkt in Hamburg.

 

What you will learn with us

• You learn how international purchasing and sales processes work.

• You gain insights into various commercial areas and interfaces.

• You work with people from different teams and countries.

• You develop an understanding of markets, products, customer needs and business contexts.

 

What you ideally bring

• A secondary school certificate, advanced technical college entrance qualification or comparable school qualification

• Good German and English skills

• Interest in business topics and international contexts

• A structured way of working and enjoyment in organizing

• Openness, communication skills and team spirit

You do not meet every point 100%? No problem. What matters most to us is that you are motivated, ask questions and are eager to keep developing.

 

What you can look forward to

• Practical training in an international company

• A supportive team that guides you and gives you space to learn

• Varied tasks and insights into different business areas

• Responsibility step by step, aligned with your development

Every day, each one of us contributes to HELM's success with competence, the highest expertise and unique service. We reward this commitment - not only with international opportunities, possibilities for seminars and further training but also with benefits that offer optimal conditions to reach the perfect work-life balance.

Interested?

Join our motivated team and help shaping the future of HELM! Even if you do not fulfil all of the requirements in our profile, we encourage you to apply. It is important to us to find the right people who will enrich our team with their motivation and personality!

We look forward to receiving your application with all the necessary documents via our application portal.

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