Grocery Department Manager

Defense Commissary Agency; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Commissary Agency at Luke AFB, Arizona seeks a Grocery Department Manager to plan, direct, and supervise the store's grocery operations. This role may include a small warehouse or receiving area; you will interact with patrons and vendors to ensure proper displays, pricing, and promotions.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, managing inventory (NIS), coordinating with QA on contractor performance, and enforcing safety rules.

Qualifications

• Transcripts may be required to verify education credentials.
• Official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made.
• If relying on foreign education, provide equivalency results and English translation.

Responsibilities

• Supervising department employees, assigning work, and balancing workload.
• Ensuring ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, selling, and subsistence supplies are properly maintained.
• Ensuring that end displays, promotions, and patron savings programs are properly displayed and promoted.
• Inspecting all commissary store equipment and reporting maintenance needs.
• Managing the Not-In-Stock (NIS) listing and coordinating with staff to correct deficiencies.
• Inspecting shelf merchandise for deterioration, spoilage, or deficiencies; managing merchandising operations.
• Working with the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) on contractor performance and enforcing safety rules.

Education

Transcripts

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Defense Commissary Agency
• Department: Department of Defense
• Location: Luke AFB, Arizona
• Schedule: Subject to an irregular tour of duty including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Grocery Department Managers plan, direct, and supervise work in a commissary's grocery department. This may include a small warehouse or repositioning area, a separate receiving area, and/or contract shelf stocking. Grocery Department Managers exercise tact and diplomacy when interacting with commissary patrons and vendors. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Key Responsibilities

Supervising department employees, assigning work, and balancing 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. Inspecting all commissary store equipment, reporting required maintenance to proper section for resolution.

Managing the Not-In-Stock (NIS) listing and working with appropriate personnel to correct deficiencies. Inspecting shelf merchandise for product deterioration, spoilage, or deficiency. Managing the merchandising operation for the store. Working with the commissary Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) on contractor performance. Enforcing all safety rules and regulations.

Work conditions: Most of the work is performed in the store display area which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature. When working in the storage or receiving area, may be exposed to hot or cold weather, or damp and drafty conditions. May be exposed to differences in temperature when storing or obtaining items from chill or frozen storage rooms. There is a danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and slipping on wet floors.

Requirements & Education

Transcripts. Required when using education to meet qualifications or when education is required. Foreign education may be qualifying if 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 a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S.

Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable.

When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course by course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translation. The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Defense Commissary Agency, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $71099 - $92424/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-08.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Subject to an irregular tour of duty including nights, weekends, and holidays. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.