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Store Associate

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

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Salary

$37,193 - $47,334

per year

Closes

April 6, 2026More DOD jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a store associate in a military commissary, where you'll help customers by answering questions, operating checkout registers, stocking shelves with groceries and produce, and keeping the store clean and safe.

It's a hands-on retail role in a busy environment, ideal for someone with customer service experience or basic office skills who can lift moderate weights and work in varying temperatures.

A good fit would be a reliable team player comfortable with physical tasks and basic inventory management.

Key Requirements

  • One year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or general work experience, or two years of education above high school, or a combination of both
  • Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing 30-40 pounds without assistance
  • Proficiency in operating electronic checkout systems
  • Strong customer service skills for assisting shoppers with questions and handling purchases
  • Knowledge of store operations, including stocking, inventory management, and maintaining stock levels
  • Commitment to safety, housekeeping, sanitation, and security practices
  • Ability to work in varied conditions like hot/cold temperatures, damp areas, or slippery floors

Full Job Description

Store Associates work either independently or as part of a team in any assigned retail area of a commissary store within the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) system, performing a variety of duties including handling, preparing, and stocking grocery and produce items, and checking-out customer purchases.

Specific assignments vary by individual store and store management requirements.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 1101 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.

Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.

Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).

OR Education: Two (2) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.

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

OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.

If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

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).

Physical requirements: (1) Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, carry and handle items weighing between 30 and 40 pounds without assistance.

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 level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).

Clerical & Administrative Communications Customer Service Electronic Checkout System Safety & Housekeeping Store Operations Overtime: Occasional Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met.

Work environment: May work in hot or cold weather and/or in damp or drafty conditions, be exposed to differences in temperature in storing or obtaining items from refrigerated rooms or in the warehouse, and while working you may receive minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, heat sealer burns, and may slip on wet floors.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.

Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.

Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.

Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.

Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions. Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/20/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12911784-DUAL-DE