Retail Store Manager

Lenskart; Bhawanipatna; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenskart is seeking a Store Manager in Bhawanipatna, Odisha to bridge strategy and execution at the store level. You will drive metrics like sales, conversions, and customer satisfaction, while keeping staff motivated and ensuring smooth daily operations.

You will lead customer service excellence, manage cash and inventory, and oversee staff recruitment, training, and compliance with SOPs. This role requires hands-on leadership at the store level and a focus on delivering a high-quality customer

Qualifications

• Retail store leadership and customer service excellence.
• Experience in recruiting and training retail staff.
• Ability to monitor cash, inventory and stock takes.
• Strong adherence to SOPs and process updates.

Responsibilities

• Customer focus: driving customer satisfaction and NPS at store level.
• Drive store sales to meet targets by allocating goals to staff.
• Develop and train store staff, provide feedback and guidance.
• Monitor cash reconciliation and ensure proper stock availability.
• Supervise store staff and ensure eye-check SOPs are followed by the team.
• Ensure SOPs for retail are implemented and staff timings are scheduled.
• Maintain store upkeep and security of equipment and stock.

Skills

Customer service

Sales leadership

People development

Inventory management

SOP adherence

Tools

POS System

Job description

About the Role

A Store Manager at Lenskart acts as an important link between strategy and execution. He/she drives the store towards achieving all assigned metrics of Store Sales, Conversions, Customer satisfaction etc. and is responsible for keeping a high level of morale among the store staff, developing them, controlling attrition, and ensuring smooth operations at the store.

Responsibilities:

Customer focus: Driving Net Promoter Score ( NPS )

• Greeting customers when they enter store and coaching the team to do the same
• Displaying commitment towards providing exceptional Customer Service and ensuring that Lenskart associates also treat Customer Satisfaction as a priority
• Dealing with customer service issues such as queries and complaints at store level and ensuring this is consistent with the team
• Striving to have long lasting and fruitful relationships with each of our customers

Driving sales vs. plan

• Driving the sales of the store to meet the allotted targets by allocating the targets to the staff
• Developing a culture of high sales performance expectations, i.e. Sales Leadership
• Motivating and inspiring the field team to drive for results
• Assessing field capability and establish performance priorities at group level

People development (Attrition Control)

• Assisting in recruiting and selecting high potential staff
• Providing effective on-the-job training and guidance to team members making use of company training modules
• Delivering clear, motivating and constructive feedback in a timely manner to all retail associates
• Evaluating the training needs of store associates and working closely with L&D department to execute the developmental plan
• Understanding the reasons for attrition and taking measures to control it

Cash & Inventory management

• Monitoring cash reconciliation to ensure there is no mismatch of store funds
• Ensuring availability of required merchandise and services
• Conducting stocktakes regularly
• Ensuring the staff at store level has basic understanding of POS System to ensure transactions are properly and effectively processed
• Performing the necessary quality checks for the new products
• Working very closely with other departments till the product reaches the customer and ensuring the best customer experience to the Lenskart Customer

Supervision

• Ensuring that all store employees, including the Optometrist, are taken care of and their issues are resolved
• Ensuring that the eye check-ups are conducted as per the SOP and maintain high quality standards

SOP adherence & implementation

• Ensuring that all SOPs for retail are implemented successfully and adhered to by store employees
• Updating colleagues on business performance, new initiatives and other important issues
• Scheduling the teams shift timings to meet the stores business needs and demands
• Ensuring staffing levels are adequate to effectively operate the store

Store upkeep & maintenance

• Maintaining the store as per Lenskart standards, regularly cleaning the frames and other equipment at the store
• Ensuring the security of all Lenskart equipment and that there is no shortage of stock units or damage in the store