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Posted: January 16, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Supervisory Store Associate

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$50,930 - $66,210

per year

Closes

January 26, 2026

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of store workers in a military commissary, overseeing daily tasks like stocking shelves, handling customer checkouts, and managing inventory for groceries and other items.

It's a hands-on supervisory role in a busy retail environment focused on serving military families.

A good fit would be someone with retail experience, especially in food stores, who enjoys leading others and can handle physical work like lifting and standing for long periods.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in retail procurement, distribution, food merchandising, or store management equivalent to GS-5 level
  • Knowledge of retail food store operations, including managing departments or commissaries
  • Ability to supervise and lead store associates as a first-line supervisor
  • Physical ability to stand, stoop, lift up to 40 pounds independently, and occasionally more with help
  • Experience in front-end operations like customer service, checkout, and cash control
  • Familiarity with stock control, shelf stocking, produce handling, and inventory maintenance
  • No telework or remote work; on-site work in varying conditions including temperature extremes

Full Job Description

Serves as a Supervisory Store Associate in a commissary store at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility.

The primary purpose of this position is perform as a first line supervisor for Store Associates. Specific assignments vary by individual store and store management requirements.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

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.

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, superior academic achievement, or a combination of experience and education to qualify.

Experience: One (1) year of demonstrated knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; principles, procedures, and techniques of retail food merchandising and retail food store management; and developments in commercial retail food store items, equipment, and practices (specialized experience) equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level.

Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military.

Examples of qualifying experience include: 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.

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) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods.

(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 40 pounds independently and occasionally over 40 pounds with 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 and Administrative Communication Grocery Operations Minimum Qualifications GS-07 (One-Grade Interval- No Education Substitution) Supervision Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered Obligated Position: No Obligated Position: Yes.

This position is obligated to a DoD employee that has mandatory return rights after service in an overseas or non-foreign area.

If the employee elects to exercise return rights, you may be removed from this position or placed into another position. Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.

Work environment: ???????Performance of work in some areas of the commissary requires exposure to hot or cold weather, or damp and drafty conditions.

Incumbent may be exposed to differences in temperatures in storing or obtaining items in refrigerated rooms or in warehouse.

There is a danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, heat sealer burns, and slipping on wet floors. Telework eligible:No Remote work eligible: ???????No Major Duties:

Front end operations including patron identification, customer inquiries, check out and cash control. Non-perishable stock control including transporting items and stocking shelves.

Meat display and case stocking. Produce inspection, display and rotation. Account maintenance, supply and computer operations. Contractor performance.

This position offers promotion potential to a higher grade. To prepare you for the higher grade, work assignments will be progressively more complex.

After meeting all qualifications and requirements for the next grade level and with your supervisor's recommendation, you may be promoted without further competition.

However, promotion is neither guaranteed nor automatic. Read the entire job announcement. Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/16/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/17/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12864945-DE