Vitamin / Body Care Assistant

Job Title

The Vitamin / Body Care Assistant is responsible for assisting the Vitamin and Body Care Managers in the successful operation and profitability of the vitamin and body care departments.

Natural Grocers is excited to come to the Ruidoso community.

Our grand opening date is scheduled for September 2025 but is subject to change.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Applications are accepted by the date below, which may be updated if the hiring timeline is extended.

06 / 26 / 2025

Responsibilities

Main Ingredients :

• Providing world-class customer service and a positive customer experience as the number one priority daily.
• Exemplifying integrity, responsibility, and excellence and adhering to all policies.
• Creating inviting, full and shopable departments.
• Assisting the department managers in ordering for vitamin and body care departments and maintaining accurate inventory levels.
• Assisting the department managers in managing margin, driving sales, and overall department profitability including minimizing shrink and maximizing effective purchasing.
• Ensuring all in-stock products / conditions meet company standards.
• Offering and following up on special orders.
• Merchandising shelves, endcaps and dynamic displays.
• Assisting in managing as well as participating in tagging, facing, rotating, cleaning, markdowns, stocking, and backstock.
• Assisting in training and monitoring of department personnel including assigning and following up on tasks.
• Conducting active and passive demos.
• Working with the department managers to address performance issues within the department.
• Supporting store opening and closing activities including Daily Sales Report (DSR) and cash handling and cashier closeout responsibilities.
• Handling register functions including backup cashiering, managing customer returns, addressing customer complaints, and covering register shift changes, including those for scheduled breaks.
• Maintaining the safety and security of customers and employees.
• Answering customer questions per company standards and policies, including the use of health supportive statements and / or statements of nutritional support.
• Continually increasing product knowledge.
• Using SAP and inventory management software, emailing and utilizing other IS programs as needed.
• Working a schedule based on store needs which includes evenings, weekends, holidays. Position requires working five days, 40 hours per week and attending mandatory store meetings.
• This position has limited manager on duty but is never intended to be the overall manager on duty for the store.

Although this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be "hands on" and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.

Qualifications

Recipe for Success :

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to them by their Manager and / or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Benefits

All Crew Members

Full-Time Crew Members (30+ hours / week)

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief : All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.

At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We're committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our crew can continue to thrive.

Physical Capabilities and Environmental Demands

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