Assistant Grocery Department Manager

United-States-Department-of-Defense; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime: Occasional

Bargaining Unit Status: Not covered

FLSA: Exempt

Job summary

United States Department of Defense seeks an Assistant Grocery Department Manager to plan, direct, and supervise the grocery department within a commissary. Responsibilities include managing a small warehouse or receiving area and coordinating shelf stocking, while maintaining professional interactions with patrons, vendors, and brokers.

Candidates can qualify via experience, graduate education, or a combination.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent OR one full year of graduate-level education with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or related fields.
• Transcripts required if relying on education to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.
• Combination of specialized experience and education acceptable

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and supervise operations in the grocery department of a commissary.
• Interact tactfully with patrons, vendors, and brokers.
• Oversee a small warehouse or receiving area and/or contract shelf stocking where applicable

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory

Commissary operations

Education

Graduate-level education in business/public administration

Superior academic achievement

Job description

Assistant Grocery Department Managers plan, direct, and supervise work in the grocery department of a commissary. This may include a small warehouse or repositioning area, a separate receiving area, and/or contract shelf stocking. Assistant Grocery Department Managers exercise tact and diplomacy when interacting with commissary patrons, vendors, and/or brokers.

At the GS-7 grade level, you can meet the minimum qualifications through specialized experience, education, or a combination of the two. To calculate the combination, divide your total months of specialized experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. If they total 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of specialized experience and education.

Specialized experience is written to the lowest equivalent grade level that meets the minimum experience requirement. 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 may apply for the GS-9.

Specialized experience

• Managing a commissary store, supermarket, or similar type of commercial retail food store.
• Managing a department in a retail food store.
• Planning, standardizing, or controlling operations in an assigned group of retail food stores.
• Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards for use in a retail food store.
• Providing technical advice on merchandising and operational matters pertaining to grocery, meats, and produce supplies, as well as front-end operations.

You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), 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).

Education

Education used to qualify for this position, in whole or in part, 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. Transcripts are required if relying on education to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

Qualifications

(A) one year of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent 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 specialized experience and education.

Physical requirements

Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle commissary products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance. Stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your possession of these competencies:

• Commissary Operations
• Interpersonal Skills
• Supervisory

Benefits

• Overtime: Occasional
• Bargaining Unit Status: Not covered
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Obligated Position: If obligated, you occupying the position is subject to the former incumbent returning. If the former incumbent does not return to the position, your occupancy may become permanent. Tentative job offers identify if the position you are offered is obligated.
• Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: None