Retail Overnight Supervisor Role - Bass Pro Shops SK in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This Overnight Supervisor role at Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's is a solid stepping stone for professionals building a career in retail management. Reporting directly to the AGM, you gain hands-on exposure to store operations, team leadership, and inventory systems — skills that transfer broadly across retail, logistics, and supply chain sectors.
Career development highlights:
- Direct supervisory experience: interviewing, scheduling, performance coaching — all valued in mid-level retail management
- Inventory and planogram management builds transferable skills relevant to operations and merchandising roles
- Cross-functional collaboration with HR and Inventory Control teams strengthens organizational awareness
Compensation: No salary is listed, but overnight supervisory roles in Canadian retail typically range from CAD $18–$24/hour depending on province and company size. Bass Pro / Cabela's is a large-scale employer, so benefits packages tend to be competitive relative to smaller retailers.
Green flags: "Unlimited career advancement opportunities" suggests internal promotion pathways, and Bass Pro Shops is a large enough organization to support lateral moves into buying, HR, or regional operations. The overnight shift, while demanding, can be a fast track to visibility and advancement in retail ops.
Red flags to consider: Overnight schedules can affect work-life balance and health long-term. The role is supervisory but not yet management-level, so candidates should clarify growth timelines during the interview.
Reporting to the Assistant General Manager (AGM), the Overnight Supervisor provides daily direction to the team members working the overnight shift within the retail store, covering: sales floor replenishment, merchandise presentation, seasonal resets, inventory management, and price change execution.
Responsibilities:- Delegates tasks and work assignments to team members by giving clear and concise direction and follow-up to ensure proper execution.
- Ensures adherence to all standard operating procedures and processes by team members, following up to provide training and guidance when needed.
- Maintains visual presentation standards including in-store signage, proper execution of merchandise directives and planograms, merchandise recovering/front facing, and general daily recovery — ensuring a pleasant and productive shopping experience for all customers.
- Ensures nightly replenishment of the sales floor from backstock inventory, as well as new replenishment from the Distribution Centers and direct vendor deliveries.
- Supports inventory management in partnership with the Inventory Control team by completing on-demand counts, empty peg scanning, pick requests, display integrities, etc. during off-peak business overnight.
- Supports the AGM with coordination of all Special Events; maintenance of pricing and UPC integrity; determining proper assortments; accuracy of inventory; proper display, tagging, signing, and pricing of all advertised items.
- Supports the AGM in carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, measuring and evaluating performance, addressing complaints and resolving problems, and maintaining a positive, harassment-free working environment for all associates.
- Assists the AGM and site Human Resources to staff the department with service-oriented associates; participates in interviewing and makes recommendations for selection; coordinates training; consults with AGM and gives input on preparation of performance appraisals; prepares weekly work schedules; coaches and motivates associates to promote positive customer relations and a productive team-oriented work environment.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Preferred Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 2–4 years of experience in a retail environment, preferably in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Availability to work overnight shifts.
- Ability to read and analyze reports.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from managers, team members, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to conduct meetings and presentations to groups.
- Proficiency with PC-based word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and inventory management systems.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, team members, customers, and internal cross-functional partners.
Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Benefits:- Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts, and conservation attractions!
- Fun work environment
- Competitive wages
- Excellent benefits
- Unlimited career advancement opportunities
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
Bass Pro Shops
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