This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/560568200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion.
Learn more about this agency02/21/2020 to 03/04/2020
$64,009 - $83,210 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - May be required to travel by scheduled and nonscheduled government and/or commercial aircraft, as well as other modes of travel, under conditions specified in the Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
Yes
No
DECA-20-10732243-MP
560568200
This Announcement is Open to: Current Appointable DeCA Employees with Career Conditional or Career Status. ***Note***All applicants must choose an applicable eligibility in order to receive consideration for this announcement. Failure to choose an eligibility or an applicable eligibility that applies to the applicant, will result in non-consideration for this vacancy.
- Manage all activities and functions of a commissary store to include the full range of managerial and supervisory responsibilities.
- Execute Agency policy, sales, and promotional programs.
- Coordinate with Zone Manager in developing and implementing local commissary management policies and procedures.
- Analyze a variety of management reports to determine efficiency of operations and initiate action to correct deficiencies.
- Manage and monitor all budget funding expenditures to ensure that execution is within the parameters of the funding program for their individual store.
- Direct, monitor, and adjust the overall execution of the store sales plan, ensuring that sales goals and targets are met.
- Establish, monitor, and adjust an inventory control program and a store security program that focuses on the elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Establish, monitor, and adjust a variety of programs to include safety, customer relations, sanitation, and patron identification programs.
- Initiate, approve, and obtain all required concurrences for personnel actions within the store.
- Promote DeCA goals and objectives of the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs.
- Participate in customer advisory council meetings.
To qualify for this position, by the closing date of this announcement you must possess one of the following:
(a) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience includes: Managing a commissary store, supermarket, or similar type of commercial retail food store. Managing a department in a retail food store. Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards for use in a retail food store. Planning, standardizing, or controlling operations in an assigned group of commercial retail food stores. Providing technical advice on merchandising and operational matters pertaining to grocery, meats, and produce, as well as front end operations. OR
(b) A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. From a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S Department of Education (http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) and in an appropriate field of study as described elsewhere in this announcement. OR
(c) A combination of experience and education equaling 100% of the qualifications.
Additional information is available in the Group Coverage Qualifications Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url+GS-ADMIN, and the individual occupation requirements for the Commissary Management series, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/commissary-management-series-1144/.
In addition to meeting the qualifications outlined above, you must also meet the following requirements:
(a) Time after competitive appointment: Candidates applying under merit promotion must have completed three months of civilian service after a competitive appointment by the closing date of the announcement. (5 CFR 330.501)
(b) Time-in-Grade: Current or previous federal employees must have held a permanent appointment in the competitive or excepted service for a minimum of 52 weeks at the GS-09 grade level (or equivalent) to be eligible for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
If you are relying on education to qualify, then:
(1) Your education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ for more information.
(2) To be creditable, education must be in a major field such as business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position. The education must have equipped you with the knowledge and ability to perform the work of the position. This would be evidenced by on-the-job training in food retail management or in internship or practicum in food retail management.
(3) Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. We accept unofficial transcripts for the application process, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned.
Transcripts MUST be received by this office no later than 11:59 PM EST on the closing date in order to be considered. If selected, an official transcript MUST be received before an Entrance of Duty date is set.
Individual with Financial Difficulty: https://hru.gov/Studio_Recruitment/tools/Mythbuster_on_Federal_Hiring_Policies.pdf.
REGARDING INTERVIEWS: Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodations may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.
Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring re-employed annuitants can be found at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf.
Re-employed Annuitant: A former Federal employee who has retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is an annuitant. An annuitant cannot be hired (i.e. re-employed) unless the vacant position meets the criteria in the Department of Defense (DOD) policy on employment of annuitants issued December 10, 2008. "Re-employed Annuitant: Does Not Meet Criteria" the vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants (irrespective of eligibility or qualifications). Annuitant applicants are advised, in accordance with DoD Policy, that further consideration for the vacancy is not permitted.
Other Notes:
- Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement upon its closing.
- Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position.
- If selected, you may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
- If you are using part-time work to qualify for this position, be sure your resume reflects the beginning and ending dates of your employment and the number of hours you worked per week.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Specifically, you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
- Management experience in a Commissary or retail grocery store
- Interpersonal skills
REVIEW OF APPLICATION DOCUMENTS (FOR ALL APPLICANTS):To determine your qualifications, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the questions. The score you receive is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully as errors or omissions may affect your rating.
NOTE: Applicants must choose ALL APPLICABLE ELIGIBILITIES in order to receive consideration for this announcement. Failure to choose any eligibility or select the wrong eligibility will result in non-consideration for this position. If you are unsure as to your eligibility, please select ALL Eligibilities.
Application packages should include the following documents:
Questionnaire: Required
Transcripts: Not Applicable
Resume: Required To ensure full consideration of your experience and education we encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or to guide you in preparing your resume. See http://www.usajobs.gov/Content/pdfs/Tutorials-Resume.pdf for more information.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the following:
- Applicant's full legal name and contact information
- Description of your duties
- Number hours worked per week
- Beginning and ending dates (month/year) for each position
Applicants who fail to provide the required information on their resume will not receive consideration for this position. See http://www.usajobs.gov/Content/pdfs/Tutorials-Resume for more information.
Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a 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.
Employees Serviced by DLA: Civilian federal employees who receive human resources servicing through the Defense Logistics Agency DO NOT need to submit supporting documentation if applying through merit promotion. Your record in Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) will be used to verify your eligibility. It is your responsibility to ensure the required documents are in your eOPF for verification purposes. If your documents are not in eOPF, you must submit them to the announcement you are applying for at time of application. Failure to submit all of the documents on time will result in automatic disqualification.
Overseas Employees: DeCA employees working overseas MUST submit a copy/copies of your SF-50, showing you meet the Time in Grade and Time After Competitive Appointment eligibility requirements and are a current appointable DeCA employee with Career or Career-Conditional status.
***Note***All applicants must choose an applicable eligibility in order to receive consideration for this announcement. Failure to choose an eligibility or an applicable eligibility that applies to the applicant, will result in non-consideration for this vacancy.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the 03/04/2020 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To preview the questionnaire, please go tohttps://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10732243
Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive a notification of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements, and you will receive a notification. A review will be made of your online questionnaire and the documentation you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. all applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/560568200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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