Grocery Department Manager

Company: Department of Defense
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

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Summary

This announcement gathers applications from those seeking consideration to fill this role in one or more of the listed locations. As vacancies occur in the 6-month period after this announcement closes, and in accordance with current Commissary Career Program (CCP) procedures, qualified and appointable applicants are referred for selection consideration, subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees and the CCP and merit promotion manuals.

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Responsibilities

Serves as the Grocery Department Manager in a commissary. Plans, directs, and supervises the work of the grocery department that may include: a small warehouse or repositioning area; a separate receiving area; and/or contract shelf stocking.

Position responsibilities include:

• Serving as Manager of the Grocery Department in a commissary store, directing all department activities that may include small warehouse or repositioning area; a separate receiving area and/or contract shelf stocking.
• Supervising department employees in the assignment of duties and balancing of workload.
• Ensuring ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, selling and subsistence supplies are properly maintained.
• Ensuring that end displays, special product promotions, and patron savings programs are properly displayed and promoted.
• Enforcing safety rules and regulations.

In accordance with the current CCP Manual, applicants are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their application/resume and must follow the instructions in the vacancy announcement in order to receive consideration. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

By 11:59 ET on the announcement closing date, you must meet qualifications, conditions of employment, and other stated requirements, and submit a complete resume and all applicable required documents and select at least one eligibility that applies to you. When choosing your eligibility or eligibilities, carefully read the explanation as it will identify additional documents you must submit with your application package to prove you meet that eligibility. All submitted documents must be legible. Illegible documents may result in you being marked ineligible. Additionally, failure to meet qualifications and/or requirements, submit a complete resume, submit required documents, or select an eligibility applicable to you will result in you being ineligible for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves receive no further consideration.

If a position is filled below the position's full performance grade level, your work assignments will be progressively complex and intended to broaden your skills and provide you with practical experience to prepare you for the full performance grade level. Promotion up to and including the full performance grade level is neither guaranteed nor automatic but may be made without further competition and with your supervisor's recommendation.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status

Yes

Promotion Potential

None

• Job family (Series)

1144 Commissary Management

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Conditions of Employment

• You must meet the citizenship, Selective Service registration, and physical requirements by the announcement closing date.
• ?Must be a U.S. citizen.
• ?Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System or exempt from registration. See https://www.sss.gov/ for more information.
• ?Physical requirements: (1) Must be able to lift products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance. (2) Must be able to stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods.
• ?Mobility is a condition of employment. You must sign a Mobility Agreement upon acceptance of a position.
• ?Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on an appropriate background investigation.
• ?May be subject to one year supervisory probationary period.
• ?Direct deposit of pay is required.

Qualifications

Your resume and supporting documents must show that you meet the qualifications (below) for the grade level or levels for which you are applying. When using education to qualify, the education must have equipped you with the knowledge and ability to perform the work of the position, as evidenced by on-the-job-training in food retail management or an internship or practicum in food retail management.

Specialized experience qualifications requirements are written to the lowest equivalent grade level that meets the minimum specialized experience. What does this mean to applicants? Example: An applicant has one year of specialized experience at the GS-8 grade level and wants to apply for a GS-9. The GS-9 requires specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7. Since the applicant has specialized experience at a higher grade (i.e., GS-8) than is required (i.e., GS-7), the applicant can apply for the GS-9.

For GS-7: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-5 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-5 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) one full year of graduate level education with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position; or superior academic achievement, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements.

For GS-8: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-6 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) one and one-half years of graduate level education with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements.

For GS-9: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-7 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) master's or equivalent degree, or two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. (if related) with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements.

For GS-10: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-8 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-8 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) two and one-half years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements.

For GS-11: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-9 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. (if related) with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements.

Specialized experience is demonstrated knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; principles, procedures, and techniques of retail food merchandising and retail food store management; and developments in commercial retail food store items, equipment, and practices. Examples of creditable qualifying specialized experience include: (1) Managing a commissary store, supermarket, or similar type of commercial retail food store; (2) Managing a department in a retail food store; (3) Planning, standardizing, or controlling operations in an assigned group of retail food stores; (4) Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards for use in a retail food store; and (5) Providing technical advice on merchandising and operational matters pertaining to grocery, meats, and produce supplies, as well as front-end operations.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

See the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions and Individual Occupational Requirement for the Commissary Management Series for more information about qualifications and/or combining experience and education to meet the minimum qualifications.

By the announcement closing date you must also meet the following requirements:

• Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks. Generally, you must serve at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be considered for promotion. See the Required Documents section for information about the documents to include in your application package to show you meet time-in-grade.
• Time after competitive appointment. Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest nontemporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens."

Education

Education used to qualify for this position must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date.

Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses.

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