Moscow Food Coop
Wellness Buyer (Sales)
The Moscow Food Co-op is seeking a Wellness Buyer who will be responsible purchasing, merchandising, maintaining inventory, pricing, monitoring margins, and achieving sales goals. As a member of the Wellness Department, Buyers contribute to overall department maintenance and deliver excellent customer service related to mercantile, body care, and supplements. Relevant retail experience is required. The successful candidate will be a self-directed, organized team player with impeccable attention to detail, able to prioritize tasks and perform well under pressure.
Previous experience working in a fast-paced retail environment required, including experience in purchasing and merchandising responsibilities. Familiarity with natural products including body care items, herbs, vitamins, and other supplements is preferred. A successful candidate will be a self-directed, organized team player with impeccable attention to detail, able to prioritize tasks and perform well under pressure.
We encourage you to consider a job at the Moscow Food Co-op. We are a community-oriented workplace, offering a positive work environment, living wages, and great benefits. In a recent employee opinion survey, Moscow Food Co-op employees overwhelmingly rate the Co-op as a good place to work and say that they are proud to work for the Co-op.
Benefits for our full time employees include health, vision and dental insurance. All employees receive paid time off, a 20% discount in the store, performance based raises, and 401 K eligibility.
Job Description
The Wellness Buyer assists the Center Store Manager with purchasing high quality products based on the Co-op's needs, values, and standards, as well as properly maintains the department category selection. This position will be responsible for delivering world class customer service to customers by providing high quality products and service while meeting goals are sales, margin, and labor. This position works closely with the Wellness Team to support achievement of the Moscow Food Co-op's strategic goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Buying
Purchasing and Category Management
Merchandising
Department Operations
Co-op Performance Standards
Customer Service
Communication
Other Duties
Required
Physical Requirements
The job duties, responsibilities, skills, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or the work environment change.