Assistant Store Manager - Eye Care & Eyewear Leader

America's Best; Centereach (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401k retirement savings

Flex spending account

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Employee eyewear discount

Overtime pay

Job summary

America's Best is a National Vision brand, a large optical retailer with over 1,000 stores. We seek a store leadership role to drive profitability and customer satisfaction, overseeing eyeglass operations and promoting strong teamwork.

You will supervise opticians and sales associates, coordinate with management, and ensure compliant, high-quality service across the store while forecasting staffing needs and supporting growth.

Qualifications

• Optical sales and supervision experience required.
• Ability to lead, coach and build associate relationships.
• Strong understanding of store operations and standards.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Analytical with ability to read financial reports.
• Organized, proactive and solution oriented.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and achieve profit, sales and performance goals (i.e. reviewing the P&L).
• Optimize and oversee the eyeglass department to ensure efficiency and compliance with company’s policies and operational guidelines.
• Convey a commitment to providing outstanding customer service and ensure all associates do the same.
• Ensure quality standards are met. Review remakes and enforce policies to ensure compliance.
• Communicate with the General Manger, District Manager, and Corporate Office and provide store reporting as required.
• Ensure store promotions, advertising, and visual merchandising are in place and all associates and doctors are aware of current promotions.
• Supervise and motivate Opticians and CL Sales associates (in some stores the Receptionist) and ensures the timely completion of day-to-day functions.
• Assist the General Manager with forecasting staffing needs, recruiting, selecting and retaining a high caliber staff.
• Motivate associates to exceed performance standards.
• In some locations, state laws require certain responsibilities to be performed by individuals with specific licenses or credentials. Job duties and work practices may vary to meet these requirements.

Skills

Optical sales experience

Supervising experience

Leadership

Store operations

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Financial reporting

Problem solving

Job description

America's Best is a National Vision brand, a large optical retailer with over 1,000 stores. We seek a store leadership role to drive profitability and customer satisfaction, overseeing eyeglass operations and promoting strong teamwork.

You will supervise opticians and sales associates, coordinate with management, and ensure compliant, high-quality service across the store while forecasting staffing needs and supporting growth.