Assistant Store Manager (Retail)

The Boots Company PLC; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary quarterly bonus

Generous employee discounts

Career development opportunities

Enhanced parental leave pay and gift

Flexible benefits scheme

Counselling service

Job summary

Boots Opticians is seeking an Assistant Manager in Glasgow to lead and inspire our team to deliver an exemplary customer journey across the store. You will work closely with the Store Manager to implement the commercial plan and drive growth and improvement.

In this role you will be involved in customer service, store operations and clinical activities such as patient pre-screening, dispensing and accuracy checks.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a customer facing role.
• Desire to learn.
• Led or coached a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire your team to deliver an exemplary customer journey.
• Work across the whole store including customer service, store operations and clinical activities.
• Manage a diverse team, create rotas, conduct return to work reviews and performance management.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Desire to learn

Job description

About the role

As an Assistant Manager at Boots Opticians you will lead and inspire your team to deliver an exemplary customer journey. You will play an important role within your store, working closely with the Store Manager, to create and deliver the commercial plan to help the business to grow and change for the better.

Working across the whole store, your days will be full of variety. You will be involved in everything from customer service, store operations as well as the clinical activities which include: patient pre-screening, dispensing, accuracy checks and much more.

You will manage a team with a variety of experience and clinical knowledge, providing you with the opportunity to help them develop their knowledge, skills and shape their future careers. This also includes completing management tasks such as creating and maintaining rotas, return to work reviews and performance management.

We will support you in completing our industry leading 'Step into Optics' training programme along to help you to develop your clinical knowledge. With leadership training programmes also available, we are committed to helping you develop and carve out a career at Boots Opticians.

What you'll need to have

• Experience working in a customer facing role
• Desire to learn
• Led or coached a team

It would be great if you also have

• Experience working in a clinical environment

Our benefits

• Discretionary Quarterly bonus
• Generous employee discounts for you and a second person (terms and conditions apply)
• Clinical and Non-Clinical Career development opportunities
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let's see what's possible when we change for the better.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.