Store Manager @ Pune

Lenskart; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenskart is hiring a Store Manager for Pune to bridge strategy and execution at the storefront. You will drive sales, monitor customer service, and lead staff development to maintain high morale and smooth operations.

Responsibilities include managing cash and inventory, ensuring SOP adherence, and coordinating store upkeep. The role demands strong leadership, effective communication, and adaptability to evolving retail needs.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate with at least 6 years total experience and 2+ years in a team-handling role.
• Graduate with at least 4 years total experience and 2 years in a team-handling role.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment and learn.

Responsibilities

• Drive store sales and achieve targets with staff.
• Maintain customer focus and high service standards.
• Develop staff through training and feedback.
• Manage cash, inventory, and POS accuracy.
• Ensure SOPs are followed and store pricing.
• Oversee store upkeep, security, and maintenance.
• Schedule shifts based on business needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Retail operations

Customer service

Staff recruitment

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate with 4+ years experience

Job description

Title- Store Manager Reporting to Area Operations Manager Location: Pune

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

1. Customer focus: Driving Net Promoter Score -

• Greeting customers when they enter store and coaching the team to do the same Customer focus:
• Driving Net Promoter Score 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

2. 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

3. 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 Control) execute the developmental plan
• Understanding the reasons for attrition and taking measures to control it

4. Cash & Inventory management

• Monitoring cash reconciliation to ensure there is no mismatch of store funds
• Ensuring availability of required merchandise and services
• Conducting stocktakesregularly
• 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 departmentstill the product reachesthe customer and ensuring the best customer experience to the Lenskart Customer

5. Supervision

• Ensuring that all store employees, including the Optometrist, are taken care of and their issues are resolved Ensuring that standards
• Personal attributes & competencies

6. SOP adherence & implementation

• Ensuring that all SOPsforretail 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
• Minimum qualification:

7. Store upkeep & maintenance

• Maintaining the store as per Lenskart standards, regularly cleaning the frames and other Store upkeep & maintenance 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

Personal attributes & competencies

1. 1.Under Graduate can apply with minimum 6 years of total experience and 2 2.years as Any Team Handling Role (Minimum Team Size-2)
2. 3.Graduate with minimum 4 years of total experience and 2 years as Any 4.Team Handling Role (Minimum Team Size-2)
3. 5.Ability to act as a link between strategy and execution Ability to develop and inspire people to achieve their best
4. 6.Ability to build rapport and trusting relationships
5. 7.Ability to understand stated and unstated needs of the customer and offer solutions Clear communication and active listening skills
6. 8.Ability to adapt to a changing environment and openness to learn
7. Proactive task ownership, result-orientation, and customer-orientation
8. 9Ability to multitask and organize activities based on priority