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People Operations Retail Supervisor

Columbia Sportswear Company
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Nov 2025

About the role

Columbia Employee Store - Portland
14100 NW Science Park Dr.

Portland, OR 97229

ABOUT THE POSITION

With over 430 retail stores worldwide, our Store Leadership Teams are essential to our business. From ensuring effective store operations, strategies, and procedures, to guiding and developing team members, our Store Leadership Teams help create memorable customer experiences while supporting and helping drive the company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”

The People Operations Supervisor is a member of the Store Leadership Team and assists the People Operation Manager in the effective running of the store people operations. The supervisor is responsible for providing leadership and direction to diverse associate level team members in assigned areas of responsibility.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

  • Supports all aspects of people operations including recruiting efforts; candidate review and interview scheduling, conducting interviews, facilitating orientations, new hire onboarding and creating training schedules.
  • Oversees compliance training; provides direction and guidance, training and coaching to associate level team members to ensure efficient and effective store operations and proper store procedures to support the overall customer experience.
  • Reviews time and attendance and supports attendance coaching processes.
  • Performs general cash office duties including counting cash drawers, making bank deposits, and making change order deposits.
  • Collaborates with store leadership team concerning policies, procedures, and standards for assigned area of responsibility.
  • ​Creates and maintains store culture of teamwork and coaching; displays a high professional standard and individual behavior leading by example demonstrates Columbia Sportswear Company Values.  
  • Maintains company standards and policies, ensuring that employees adhere to procedures and quality standards and working to resolve any issues or concerns.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

YOU HAVE 

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred
  • 2- 5 years of experience in position or specialization.
  • Experienced in, and understanding of, retail environment and life cycle.
  • Experience in leading projects and people
  • Workday experience preferred
  • Previous interviewing experience required.
  • Strong writing and verbal communication skills

JOB CONDITIONS

  • Frequently in a more active environment (i.e., requires ability to constantly move about) that can be physical or strenuous in nature (frequently adjusting/moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.), may frequently use specialized equipment, may have exposure to dust and noise
  • Occasionally requires the ability to work in place
  • Ability to use telephone and computerized systems
  • Ability to clearly communicate with others, both in person and digitally
  • Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local, state, and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account,

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