Body Care Manager

Body Care Manager – Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (Portland, OR)

USD $21.50/Hr.

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

01/03/2026

The Body Care Manager is responsible for the successful operation and profitability of the Body Care department, training, directing, and monitoring all department staff, and fulfilling the duties of Manager on Duty (MOD) on a scheduled basis.

Responsibilities

• Providing World Class Customer Service as a number one priority.
• Exemplifying integrity, responsibility, and excellence and adhering to all policies.
• Creating an inviting, fully shoppable department.
• Ordering for the body care department and maintaining accurate inventory levels.
• Managing margin 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.
• Managing and participating in tagging, facing, rotating, cleaning, markdowns, stocking, and backstock.
• Training and monitoring department personnel including assigning and following up on tasks.
• Working with other department managers to cross-train staff to accomplish all needed tasks.
• Conducting active and passive demos.
• Assisting in interviewing and hiring for department needs.
  
  Working with the store manager to address performance and/or disciplinary issues within the department.
• Opening and closing of store, including DSR and the closing cash process.
• 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.
• Occasionally managing business disruptions to daily business such as loiterers, solicitation, emergency weather situations, bathroom misuse.
• Answering customer questions per company standards and policies, including the use of Structure/Function statements and/or statements of nutritional support.
• Continually increasing product knowledge.
• Using SAP, inventory management software, running and analyzing reports on BEx, 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.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 1-2 years of retail experience in a grocery or retail environment preferred; natural foods background is a plus.
• 1-2 years of supervising others preferred.
• Ability to pass food safety training courses and/or certifications as required by law and maintain compliance by keeping certifications up to date and registered if applicable.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and to stay focused with the task at hand.
• Sense of urgency in the completion of tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Ability to take direction and follow through.
• Must be cashier trained and able to count currency.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

The job description is not an employment contract and does not guarantee a job or that the duties listed are the limit of responsibilities.

Benefits

All Crew Members

• Birthday Bonus Pay
• Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)
• Holiday Pay for 5 Holidays – Stores Closed
• Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure
• Paid Nutrition Education
• good4u Crew Member Discount
• {N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)
• Regular, Scheduled Pay Increases
• Advancement Opportunities and Career Development
• Health and Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Program

Full-Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance)
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life…