Store Manager

Vision Express; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in eyewear is seeking a Store Manager in London. This role involves overseeing store operations, managing staff, and maintaining high customer service standards. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a proven ability to meet sales targets. Vision Express offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover for you and your family

33 days annual leave, increasing with service

Flexible health benefits

Discounts throughout the year for friends and family

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail in customer service.
• Ability to work under pressure in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day store operations and managing staff.
• Ensuring excellent customer service and meeting sales targets.
• Handling administrative tasks like scheduling and inventory management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Sales Performance Analysis

Job description

As a Store Manager at Vision Express, you’re responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the store. This includes managing your colleagues in store, ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining store standards, and meeting sales targets. You’ll also handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, inventory management, and financial reporting.

You’ll also manage the recruitment for your store with the support of your peers, including your Regional Manager and our Store Support Centre colleagues. You’re responsible for creating a positive and productive work environment for your team, ensuring that all employees are trained and supported in their roles as we all play a key part in our mission of helping our customers to ‘See More and Be More’ by providing tailored and effective eyecare and eyewear solutions, to help customers maximise their visual potential and enhance their lifestyle.

Although the hours of this role are advertised, if this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether this is hours to fit around the school run or you prefer a compressed week - we are open to discussing flexible options with you further.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for you!

Did you know, we are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family? EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses! We are home to the most loved and widely-recognised vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Their priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Monitor and analyse sales performance data to identify areas for improvement and encourage this within your team to meet or exceed sales targets and drive business growth
• Support your colleagues in store with your strong leadership and management skills
• Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understanding to patients
• Exceptional attention to detail in maintaining accurate customer records, prescriptions, and requirements to provide them with the best service and product recommendations
• Teamwork with colleagues across the whole store team, including our Eye Care Professionals, Optical Assistants and Management
• The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm
• Support with the instore recruitment process
• Training and coaching sessions with your colleagues in store, to ensure everybody is working to the best of their ability and towards our mission to help customers ‘See More and Be More’.

Anything else you should know?

• Sales and performance-based bonus
• Targeted incentives
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life Assurance - 4 x your basic annual salary
• Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us!
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts throughout the year for your friends and family
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support and everything in-between
• 33 days annual leave - increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health related benefits, such as Health Cash Plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
• Opportunities to join a company wide community with peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal channels
• Flexible lifestyle benefits, such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days and even discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme

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