Assistant Commissary Officer

Defense Commissary Agency • Fort Hamilton, NY

18h

About The Position

The Assistant Commissary Officer fully participates in managing store activities and shares responsibility for the overall management, direction, and control of the commissary. The role provides advice and guidance to other store division managers and assists in developing major programs and departmental goals and objectives. Through subordinate supervisors, the Assistant Commissary Officer is directly responsible for the Front End, Customer Service, and Store Operations Departments.

The position oversees store administration, analyzes management reports to assess operational efficiency and recommend or implement changes, develops budget estimates, and monitors program obligations and expense targets. It also coordinates store sanitation, establishes pilferage-prevention controls, and ensures sanitation, safety, and security precautions are observed. The Assistant Commissary Officer is responsible for commissary personnel functions, including staffing, recruitment, and performance standards; promotes DeCA EEO and Affirmative Action Program goals; represents the commissary at commander's meetings; and monitors surveys, customer-service training, and customer suggestions and ideas.

This is a GS-11 federal position in the Commissary Career Program. The position may require a suitability or fitness determination, security-clearance eligibility, and completion of a probationary or supervisory probationary period. A Mobility Agreement must be signed upon accepting an offer. Occasional overtime may be required. PCS is authorized, and recruitment or relocation incentives are not offered.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or nationality.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• Must pass a suitability or fitness determination, as required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security-clearance eligibility based on an appropriate background investigation.
• Must sign a Mobility Agreement upon accepting a job offer.
• Must meet the GS-11 qualification standard through one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9, qualifying graduate education, or a combination of specialized experience and education.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; retail food merchandising and retail food store management principles, procedures, and techniques; and developments in commercial retail food items, equipment, and practices.
• Qualifying experience may include managing a commissary, supermarket, or similar retail food store; managing a retail food department; planning, standardizing, or controlling operations across a group of retail food stores; developing, interpreting, or applying retail food store policies and operating standards; or providing technical advice on grocery, meat, produce, and front-end operations.
• Education used to qualify must equip the applicant with the knowledge and ability to perform the work, evidenced by on-the-job training, an internship, or a practicum in food retail management; transcripts are required when relying on education.
• Must meet time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements by the announcement closing date. For GS-11, 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-9 is required for time-in-grade.
• Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since selection for a non-temporary appointment from a competitive examination register or under direct-hire authority.
• Must provide a resume showing work schedule as full-time, part-time with hours, or 40 hours per week.
• Must complete the online onboarding process if selected.

Responsibilities

• Share in the overall management, direction, and control of the commissary and oversee store administration functions.
• Provide advice and guidance to store division managers and assist with developing major programs and departmental goals and objectives.
• Directly oversee the Front End, Customer Service, and Store Operations Departments through subordinate supervisors.
• Analyze management reports to evaluate operational efficiency and recommend or implement changes.
• Develop budget estimates and monitor program obligations and expense targets.
• Coordinate store sanitation, establish pilferage-prevention controls, and ensure sanitation, safety, and security precautions are observed.
• Manage commissary personnel functions, including staffing, recruitment, and development of performance standards.
• Promote DeCA EEO and Affirmative Action Program goals and objectives.
• Represent the commissary at commander's meetings, including the Commissary Advisory Council and Base Civil Engineering meetings.
• Monitor surveys, customer-service training, and customer suggestions and ideas.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families.
• PCS is authorized, subject to applicable restrictions and tax rules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree