Operations Coordinator

Summary

This position is located in the Store Operations Group Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). The primary purpose of this position is to provide the manager with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of DeCA Store Operations and management.

Duties

As an Operations Coordinator you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Provides the manager and senior leadership with analysis studies and objectively based information to support decisions on Store Operations programs.
• Serves as Portfolio Manager by managing performance data metrics Lines of Effort breakthrough activities and tracking implementation milestones.
• Assists the Executive Director and Deputy with program and project management coordinating with subject matter experts monitoring execution and preparing status reports.
• Meets with internal customers and stakeholders to assess program performance resolve issues and communicate leadership intent.
• Gathers and analyzes program data reviews integration and assessment reports and briefs leadership on program status and outcomes.
• Develops and delivers tailored data products including ad hoc extracts and recurring reports in multiple formats and media.
• Prepares business plans documentation fact sheets point papers and briefings presenting recommendations and updates to management.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

HR does not select or change your eligibility/eligibilities for you regardless of the supporting documents you submit. You are considered ONLY for the eligibility or eligibilities you select and for which you provide all required supporting documents. You will not be considered if you do not select an eligibility. If you have questions about which eligibility/eligibilities apply to you contact the HR POC listed on this announcement.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Meet minimum age requirement. See Additional Information.
• Males born aftermust be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• May be subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities at be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as required. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.
• Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
• May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Qualifications

To qualify as an Operations Coordinator your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Creditable specialized experience includes:

GS-13

• Applying knowledge of commercial retail food merchandising systems and grocery platforms to support daily commissary operations while analyzing operational data to provide authoritative system guidance and propose improvements to streamline processes.

• Using comprehensive knowledge of commissary operations regulations retail merchandising grocery management marketing branding and digital communication to advise managers and support sales and marketing initiatives.

• Planning and carrying out complex assignments by applying management methods and balancing competing organizational goals.

• Using advanced analytical techniques such as hypothesis testing forecasting simulation sampling and modeling to evaluate and improve management processes.

• Identifying workflow issues waste defects and service gaps and developing data-driven business cases to influence organizational improvement.

• Conducting qualitative and quantitative studies to assess program effectiveness and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership.

• Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks including current employees applying under VEOA. Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information.
  • For GS-13: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-12.
• Time after competitive appointment . Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a non-temporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.

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

• Business Analysis
• Commissary Operations
• Communication

Overtime : Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) : Exempt
Bargaining Unit Status : Not Covered
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered : No. DoD criteria not met.
Telework eligible :YesTelework is at discretion of supervisor/Agency
Remote work eligible : No

At a minimum your resume MUST contain your name address and contact information and the following for each listed job experience: Job title; Series and grade if it is a federal civilian position; Employers name and address; Employment beginning and ending dates (Month/Year); Number of hours worked per week and Description of duties performed. DO NOT send a list of competencies or skills in place of a description of the duties performed.

Education

You may not use education to qualify for this position.

Additional information

Executive Order 12564 requires a federal workplace to be free of illegal drugs and prohibits the use of illegal drugs both on and off duty by federal employees. As a reminder marijuana is still classified as an illegal drug by the Federal government and is prohibited for use by Federal employees even if such use is legal in the state where the Federal employee resides and/or works. The Defense Commissary Agency is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace where the use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal service.

• The display of a salary range on this announcement does not suggest or convey an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. Upon first appointment to a civilian position in the Federal government you are entitled only to the lowest step (Step 1) of the grade for which selected.
• Applicants with financial difficulty are not automatically removed from consideration.
• Selectees are required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Retired military service members cannot be appointed to a Department of Defense (DoD) civilian position within 180 days of their retirement date. 5 United States Code 3326.
• PCS May be authorized.
• Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal State and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes.

The following may result in a rating of ineligible. Ineligible applicants receive no consideration.

• Not selecting an eligibility.
• Submitting an incomplete application package may result in your not being considered for this position. Your resume must reflect that you are either Part-Time with the number of hours listed Full Time or 40 hours per week as your work schedule. If you fail to provide this information in your resume your resume will be considered as incomplete.
• Submitting encrypted documents or uploading Adobe portfolio documents.
• Submitting any document that contains a photo or image of you.
• Including social media links inappropriate material or content classified or government sensitive information or personal information such as age gender race religion or social security number on your resume.
• Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials.
• Deliberately attempting to falsify your application information such as copying portions of this announcement into your resume.

Appointment Eligibility Criteria . You choose how you wish to be considered for this position by selecting one or more of the eligibilities listed in the Assessment Questionnaire AND providing the supporting documents for the selected eligibility/eligibilities. Required documents are listed in the eligibility description . You are responsible for providing the documents required to prove you can be considered for the selected eligibility/eligibilities.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

IC