Summary The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion. Responsibilities This is a developmental position. Work assignments are progressively complex and intended to broaden your skills and provide you with practical experience to prepare you to perform at the target grade level. At the target grade level, the major duties are: This position is located in the Headquarters (HQ), Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Sales Marketing, and Policy Group, Sales Directorate, Category Management Division. Serve as an experienced business analyst and is responsible for providing the integration of syndicated scanning data and/or demographic information into graphical presentations and/or category management business reviews for the assigned categories. Develop a thorough understanding of the shopper, market, and category in order to advise on price indexing, distribution and shelving opportunities delivering total category growth. Assist Category team members by providing Category Management tools, methods, and analytics to support fact-based pricing strategies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In accordance with the General Schedule Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN, to qualify for this position (by the closing date of this announcement) you must possess one of the following: To qualify at the GS-09 grade level: (a) One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience include: Apply basic analytical knowledge of MS Excel to include the use of VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables and Data Tables. Perform analyses of data and processes and performs data gathering and identification of potential business data for use in Category Management reports. Produce performance reports at cascading organizational levels, displaying a variety of interrelated performance statistics for use in isolating operational results that significantly deviate from the norm in either a positive or negative direction. Manage the evolution of multiple syndicated databases to ensure data quality and delivery. OR (b) A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) and in an appropriate field of study as described elsewhere in this announcement. OR (c) A combination of experience and education equaling 100% of the qualifications. To qualify at the GS-11 grade level: (a) One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience include: Apply intermediate analytical knowledge of MS Excel to include the use of VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables and Data Tables. Produce varied analyses in support of a Category Management Program. Provide analysis for input into sales presentations for such key initiatives like new product introductions, and distribution opportunities. Update sales reports, provide to team members and improve variety of reports ongoing with guidance of manager to ensure optimum analysis. OR (b) A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) and in an appropriate field of study as described elsewhere in this announcement. OR (c) A combination of experience and education equaling 100% of the qualifications. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience include: Apply advanced analytical knowledge of MS Excel to include the use of VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables and Data Tables Analyze and manipulate data to help team identify and establish goals. Understand customer initiatives and support category management initiatives. Analyze and report on data to include: sales statistics at the item, category, and departmental levels, shopper demographic characteristics, customer base composition, store operational profiles, and consumer shopping dynamics. Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education If you are relying on education to qualify, then: Your education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ for more information. If using foreign education, please see additional requirements at: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. To be creditable, education must be in a major field of study related to the position. The education must have equipped you with the knowledge and ability to perform the work of the position. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. We accept unofficial transcripts for the application process, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Transcripts must be received by this office no later than 11:59 PM EST on the closing date in order to be considered. If selected, an official transcript MUST be received before an Entrance of Duty date is set. Additional Information This position involves access to or control over personal, private, sensitive but unclassified, controlled unclassified or proprietary information. The work of the position requires access to DeCA's business information systems and is designated as IT Level II. This position is being recruited at the GS-09 (target 11), GS-11 (target 12) and GS-12 grade levels. If selected at a grade below the target grade of the position, you may be non-competitively promoted to the next higher grade when all statutory and regulatory requirements have been met, performance is satisfactory, and when recommended by the supervisor. Promotion is not guaranteed. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement upon its closing. If selected, you may be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration. Individuals with Financial Difficulty: https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/Mythbuster_on_Federal_Hiring_Policies_0.pdf. Regarding Interviews: Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodations may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. Annuitant applicants are advised, in accordance with DoD Policy, further consideration for the vacancy is not permitted, irrespective of eligibility or qualifications. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf. Reemployed Annuitant: A former federal employee who has retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is an Annuitant. PCS Is Not Authorized.