Buyer - Supplements/HBA

New Morning Market; North Woodbury (CT); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

New Morning Market is seeking a detail‑oriented team member to assist with customer service and product merchandising in our wellness department. You will manage in‑stock levels, prep pricing, and share knowledge about vitamins, herbs and natural body care products with customers and staff.

The role involves vendor coordination and price accuracy to enhance the shopping experience. Join a small, community‑focused market that emphasizes wellness trends and attentive service.

Responsibilities

• Purchase specific product lines (vitamins, supplements, herbs, and natural body care products) to maintain stock levels and pricing.
• Evaluate vendors and propose new sources of supply to Wellness Manager.
• Review vendor promos and coordinate sales promotions with department management.
• Ensure accurate price labeling for department items.
• Provide product information to customers, staff and demo personnel.
• Negotiate with vendors/brokers for samples and allowances for demos.
• Review invoices and correct cost, size, price as needed.
• Monitor and adjust product min/max settings to prevent stockouts or overstock.
• Assist in margins reviews and price-change initiatives.
• Participate in inventory counts and vendor meetings.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory management

Vendor negotiation

Wellness knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Product information

Job description

Description

What you’re great at:

• Discovering customer needs and providing service in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Providing a rewarding shopping experience with accurate labeling of product shelf tags, price stickers and/or signs.
• Effectively managing inventory by pulling back stock and re-pricing goods while processing new product deliveries.
• Sharing your working knowledge of wellness offerings and trends.
• Displaying excellent interpersonal skills.

A day in the life:

• Purchase specific product lines (vitamins, supplements, herbs, and natural body care products) to maintain appropriate in-stock levels, inventory turns, to ensure a steady supply of products customers want and to adequately accommodate specials.
• Evaluate vendors and investigate new sources of supply for recommendation to Wellness Manager.
• Review vendor and broker promotional offerings and work with the department management in the development, implementation and coordination of sales promotions.
• Ensure accurate, up‑to‑date price labeling (or shelf tags) for department items.
• Provide product information to customers, staff and sampling/demo staff. Stay abreast of developments in natural products industry through reading trade publications and talking with brokers.
• Negotiate with vendors/brokers for demo samples and allowances and hand off to sample/demo staff for their implementation.
• Review all invoices and makes corrections to cost, size, price, etc., where required.
• Monitor and when necessary adjust product min/max settings to ensure adequate amounts of product are available while avoiding overstocking.
• Regularly review margins and make recommendations for adjustments to department management.
• Participate in inventory counts and price change projects.
• Participate in the organization of staff and vendor meetings.