Budget supermarket Aldi offering £90,000 salary – here's what you have to do

The German chain, which now has over 700 stores in the UK since opening its first in 1990, is employing 50 new area managers, and applicants don't even need any retail experience.

New area managers at the supermarket's branches in Australia will start on a salary of $101,800 Australian (£60,000), rising to $155,000 Australian (£90,000).

Successful applicants will also get a fully expensed company car and phone.

The German discount supermarket says it wants professionals from all sectors, and that 42% of all its area managers come from a non-retail background, including former teachers, engineers and IT professionals.

Speaking to Aussie media, James Buonopane from the Aldi Academy, said: "It's a great role, with amazing opportunities, so we receive a lot of applications — about 9,000 a year."

Area managers oversee three to five stores, managing staff, recruitment, training, and profits.

"Our area managers have an enormous influence on the management and direction of our business," James added.

"Most of our top leaders today started their careers as area managers."

Ideal candidates for the role would be "motivated, goal-oriented, and have a real desire to create a positive change for the thousands of people we employ, and the millions of shoppers we serve every year," he said.

James said the supermarket liked to hire people from outside retail because "as a retailer, Aldi operates a little differently."

After joining, managers go through an intense 12-month training program.

But there's a catch.

Hopeful applicants need to have a university degree, and a "minimum of three years' business experience".

"No two days are the same," James said. "Area managers have an enormous amount of variety and responsibility in their roles."

In 2017, Aldi opened its 700th UK store, and confirmed it plans to have 1,000 by 2022.

Last year it said it was investing £450m on its UK business.