Company Profile
Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)
Company Overview
The Navy Exchange Command (NEXCOM) offers an exciting opportunity to join a unique employer. We operate and manage retail stores, hotels, and a variety of service operations such as auto service center, food service barber/beauty shops, etc. on Navy Bases around the world. We have more than 14,000 civilian associates in a wide variety of jobs. You do not need a military background to work for us.
We are a $2.7B organization, operating over 100 Navy Exchange retail stores and 40 Navy Lodge hotels around the US and in nine foreign countries. We are a non-appropriated fund instrumentality (NAFI) of the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy. This means, we do not receive tax payer dollars (appropriated funds) to pay employee salaries or support our business. We are a federal employer; however sequestration and the Government shut-downs have little to no impact on our organization.
Company History
The history of NEXCOM is relatively recent, but the need for such a service is as old as Caesar’s legions. In fact, the word “canteen”, as Ships Stores used to be called, is believed to have derived from “Via Quintana”, the Roman street where shops specially catering to soldiers were located. In the early days of the Navy, common necessities were purchased by the paymaster for resale to the crew at the ship’s canteen.
In John Paul Jones’ Navy of the early 1800’s, the functions of the canteen had gradually been usurped by “bumboaters”. These were private merchants who rowed out into the harbor to peddle tobacco, sweets, and the other necessities to men on board Navy ships. Sometimes, they followed the fleet from port to port. Sailors would place their money in a pail, lower it over the side and haul back their purchases. The custom was picturesque but not very satisfactory. Quite frequently the merchandise was poor, overpriced, and of questionable origin.
It was to prevent abuses by the bumboaters that Congress established Ships Stores in 1909. Next, in 1923, came the Ships Service Stores, set up by Navy regulations to provide services not offered by Ship Stores, such as laundry, shoe repair, tailors, barbers, and soda fountains. These were supported by unofficial funds obtained by subscriptions among enlisted men and officers, or borrowed from other sources. On April 1, 1946, the U. S. Navy Ship’s Store Office (NSSO) was created to provide efficient control over these far-ranging services and to put the stores on a self-supporting basis. In 1950, Ships Service Stores became known as Navy Exchanges. To this day, Navy Exchanges are still self-supporting, and continue to contribute to Navy Quality of Life programs. Over the years, our name has changed as has the width and breadth of our business.
Notable Products / Brands
Navy Exchange (NEX), Navy Lodge, Ship Stores, Navy Uniform Program, Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCRTF), Telecommunications Program Office (TPO)
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance with vision benefits, dental coverage, flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for qualified health care and/or dependent care expenses, associate and dependent life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, long term care, defined benefit pension plan, immediate 401K enrollment with company match, will preparation services, and generous vacation and sick leave benefits. The value of these benefits is approximately 35 to 40% of your annual salary. (Salary plus benefits).
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