Tucked between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain in a progressive college town, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op is a democratic, member-owned cooperative committed to providing healthy, competitively priced foods; encouraging ecologically sound and healthful patterns of production and consumption; and responding to members’ needs accordingly. Since our beginnings more than 40 years ago, we have expanded to 5,500 member-owners who are guided by shared values in sustainable business practices, growing the local foods movement, and supporting our community.

Do organic beets make your heart beat? Do you think it's rad to source locally-grown radishes? Then you should keep reading because you might be the perfect fit for us!

Our growing Produce department features a vast and always changing array of fresh produce, a large majority of which is locally-sourced or organically grown, and all of it is offered at a competitive price! We are seeking a Produce Buyer to join a team known for its excellent customer service skills and enthusiastic knowledge about fruits, veggies, and more! This position offers full-time hours on a fabulous team with a generous benefits package. 

Our ideal candidate has experience:

• creating and maintaining well stocked inventory through strategic ordering
• negotiating fair prices with vendors to reach our sales goals
• building effective and mutually beneficial vendor relationships
• creating vibrant merchandise displays
• tracking product movement 
• taking initiative to identify and resolve problems to support a positive and professional work environment
• receiving and stocking product with frequent lifting of 50 lbs