Grocery Purchasing & Merchandising Assistant

careers-naturalgrocers; California (MO); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Bonus Pay

Vitamin Bucks program

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Health and Wellness Program

401k with company match

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Natural Grocers is seeking a Purchasing Assistant - Grocery to support assortments, new products, promotions, pricing and store-level coordination. Reporting to the Category Manager, you will help maintain planograms and assist with vendor setup and product reviews.

You will collaborate with Category Managers to ensure timely, compliant execution and excellent communication with stores and internal partners.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in natural foods/retail merchandising or a similar role.
• Experience with planograms and store merchandising.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assortments and planograms to ensure store-level accuracy and compliance.
• Support new products, vendor setup, and documentation reviews.
• Help with pricing updates, promotions, and vendor funding validation.

Skills

Planograms

Merchandising

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Natural Grocers is seeking a Purchasing Assistant - Grocery to support assortments, new products, promotions, pricing and store-level coordination. Reporting to the Category Manager, you will help maintain planograms and assist with vendor setup and product reviews.

You will collaborate with Category Managers to ensure timely, compliant execution and excellent communication with stores and internal partners.