Dairy / Frozen Assistant

Dairy / Frozen Assistant

The job in a nutshell :

The Dairy / Frozen Assistant is responsible for assisting the Dairy / Frozen Manager in the successful operation and profitability of the Dairy / Frozen department.

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

09 / 15 / 2025

Responsibilities

Main ingredients :

• Providing world class customer service as a number one priority.
• Exemplifying integrity, responsibility, and excellence and adhering to all policies.
• Creating inviting, full and shoppable departments.
• Assisting the department manager in ordering for the dairy and frozen departments and maintaining accurate inventory levels.
• Assisting the department managers in managing margin, COGs 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 responsibilities 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 him / her by their manager and / or other store support center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Benefits

Here's an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future :

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 :

N = Never

O = Occasional; 1-33% of time

F = Frequent; 34-66% of time

C = Constant; 67-100% of time

Physical requirements :

Environmental requirements :