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Purchasing Asst Dairy/Frozen

Natural Grocers

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Compensation
$27/hr
Location
Golden, COHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Under the direction of the Category Manager, the Purchasing Assistant – Dairy/Frozen supports assortments, new products, promotions, pricing, and store-level coordination. The role helps ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution through planogram maintenance, vendor support, ordering and inventory activities, promotional and pricing work, and communication with stores and internal partners.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Planograms, requiredMerchandising, requiredMicrosoft Excel, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredOrganization, requiredRelationship Building, requiredInfluencing, requiredCommunication, requiredTeamwork, required

Qualifications

3+ Years Natural Foods Experience, required

Full job description

Salary Range

USD $27.00/Hr. - USD $27.00/Hr.

Overview

The Job in a Nutshell

Under the direction of the Category Manager, the Purchasing Assistant – Dairy/Frozen , supports results by assisting with assortments, new products , promotions, pricing, and store ‑ level coordination to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution.

Responsibilities

Main Ingredients:

Assortments & Planograms

  • Support planogram and assortment maintenance to ensure store ‑ level accuracy and compliance

  • Use internal systems and data tools to analyze assortments and provide recommendations

  • Maintain site ‑ specific set information and manage updates related to new and discontinued items

New Products & Vendor Support

  • Assist with new product screening, documentation review, and vendor setup

  • Support product quality reviews and compliance with applicable regulations

  • Participate in new product review processes and documentation

Ordering & Inventory

  • Support promotional, new products , and new store ordering activities

  • Assist with inventory reviews, recalls, returns, and discontinued items

Promotions & Pricing

  • Support promotional execution, documentation, and validation of vendor funding

  • Assist with pricing updates, price change processing, and discrepancy resolution

  • Proof promotional materials and maintain related records

Communication & Collaboration

  • Serve as a support contact for stores, vendors, brokers, and internal partners

  • Collaborate closely with Category Managers to ensure timely and accurate execution

Any other duties or projects assigned by management 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 :

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in the natural foods industry with a working knowledge of planograms and merchandising.

  • Must have i ntermediate Microsoft Excel experience .

  • Must be detail oriented with excellent organization skills .

  • Strong relationship building and influencing skills .

  • Excellent communication skills are required .

  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently .

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.

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 him/her by their Manager and/or other Home Office managers that may not be listed in this job description.

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LocationUS-CO-Golden

Job ID2026-34218

Address4403 Table Mt Dr

Work EnvironmentHybrid

CategoryHome Office

Salary RangeUSD $27.00/Hr. - USD $27.00/Hr.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,206 open Procurement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27/hr
  • US median$27–32/hr417 hourly ranges

This rate, $27/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Procurement hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 172 open Procurement jobs in Colorado and 5,206 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Procurement postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,036 postings).
Education
2,215 of the 5,206 open Procurement jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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