Qualifications

You must meet qualifications and requirements by the announcement closing date.

Specialized Experience

Specialized experience is 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.

Examples of creditable qualifying specialized 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
• Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards for use in a retail food store
• Providing technical advice on merchandising and operational matters pertaining to grocery, meats, and produce supplies, as well as front-end operations

Education and Experience Combinations

At the GS-9, 10, and 11 grade level, you can meet the minimum qualifications through specialized experience, education, or a combination of the two. At the GS-12 grade level, you can meet minimum qualifications only through having the required specialized experience.

For GS-9:

• (A) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level OR
• (B) Master's or equivalent degree, or two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. (if related) with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR
• (C) A combination of specialized experience and education

For GS-10:

• (A) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-8 grade level OR
• (B) Two and one-half years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR
• (C) A combination of specialized experience and education

For GS-11:

• (A) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level, OR
• (B) Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. (if related) with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR
• (C) A combination of specialized experience and education

For GS-12:

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level

Physical Requirements

1. Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle commissary products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance.
2. Stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods.

Time-in-Grade Requirements

You must also meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the announcement close date.

• For GS-9: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-7
• For GS-10: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-8
• For GS-11: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-9
• For GS-12: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-11

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 eligible candidates (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.