• Vocational qualification in a commercial field and a minimum of 1 year of work experience in the institutional or functional retail trade (retailer or producer) or
• Other successfully completed appropriate vocational qualification and a minimum of 1 year of experience in the institutional or functional retail trade (retailer or producer) or
• A completed degree from a University of Applied Sciences or students from advanced semesters and one year of work experience in the institutional or functional retail trade.

Successful participation in the TÜV Rheinland Akademie training course “Retail Trade Manager (TÜV)” recognized by the certification body.

• Written exam (multiple choice and open questions)
• Practical exam

In the examination participants prove their knowledge in the following areas:

• Company management and control
• Trade marketing
• Leadership and personnel management
• Economics
• Purchasing and logistics
• Trade marketing and sales
• Trade logistics
• Export
• Employee management and qualification
• Management tasks

“Trade managers (TÜV)” take on qualified trade and service tasks in order to organize the process from purchasing to product sales efficiently.