Optical Store Manager: Lead, Coach & Drive Growth

EssilorLuxottica; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

For Eyes, part of EssilorLuxottica, is hiring a Store Manager to lead a high-performing team and ensure an outstanding customer experience in-store. You will recruit, train, and coach brand-right associates, while aligning optical and retail functions to maximize growth and profitability.

You will analyze store performance, manage payroll and inventory, enforce loss prevention, and partner with the Doctor of Optometry to plan effective patient care and sales strategies.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• 3+ years as an optical associate or non-optical retail management.
• Comprehensive knowledge from operations, processes and business implications.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills.
• Team building and management skills.
• Strong communicator and listener.
• Strong basic math skills.
• Sales skills.
• Familiarity with POS system, computers and calculators.
• Knowledge of current store merchandise.
• High level of business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Conveys a commitment to providing great customer service through the Simple Sales Process.
• Provides effective on-the-job training and guidance to team members using company programs.
• Delivers feedback to retail associates in a timely manner.
• Confronts performance issues directly and follows up.
• Leads conversations to elevate associate satisfaction, performance and results.
• Drives profitable personal sales and fosters a retail selling culture.
• Analyzes store financial data to improve profitability.
• Ensures staffing aligns with guidelines and on-boards accordingly.
• Performs payroll, inventory management, and related administrative duties.
• Partners with Doctor of Optometry to coordinate activities.
• Adheres to loss prevention policies and safety standards.

Skills

Store management

Customer service

POS systems

Sales skills

Communication

Math skills

Education

High School diploma

College degree

ABO Certification

Job description

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At For Eyes, we are an optical retailer that offers high-quality brands and products with great pricing. We are as unique as our customers and patients. Our diverse team consists of more than 500 dedicated associates across 105 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Our highly qualified associates are passionate about customer satisfaction. We proudly offer every For Eyes customer a perfect blend of expert eye care and affordable eyewear.

When you join For Eyes, you are starting a career with endless possibilities for growth. We strive for continuous improvement and ways to collaborate to raise the potential of our company. Our commitment is to support and develop our people who have the desire, ambition, and potential to grow.

For Eyes is part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of world-class vision care products, including iconic eyewear, advanced lens technology and cutting-edge digital solutions. Join our global community of over 200,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn!

JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Store Manager is a leader within the For Eyes organization. The Store Manager delivers key performance indicators and ensures flawless execution of the customer experience, recruits and hires brand right associates with a passion for optics, coaches and develops associates and management alike to prepare bench strength for the region/company, and lastly seamlessly links the doctor and retail functions together.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conveys a commitment to providing great Customer Service through ensuring the For Eyes team perform the Simple Sales Process.
• Provides effective on-the-job training and guidance to team members making use of Company provided programs.
• Delivers clear, motivating and constructive feedback in a timely manner to all retail associates.
• Confronts problem performers directly and without delay; initiates appropriate disciplinary action when necessary and follows up to monitor progress.
• Conducts Meaningful Conversations during required times to elevate associate satisfaction, performance and results.
• Drive profitable personal sales, modeling the way and fostering a retail selling culture.
• Analyzes store financial data and makes recommendations regarding steps which can be implemented on the retail side of the business to improve profitability.
• Strives Exceed on all targets set
• Delivers the key performance indicators by inspiring their team to provide the customer experience that exceed expectations through NPS and Google Ratings.
• Executes and on-boards staffing to guidelines.
• Performs administrative duties to include payroll, inventory management, technical application and understanding.
• Completes and files in a timely manner all necessary store and customer paperwork being thorough and exact in detail.
• Leads Doctor of Optometry partnership and co-planning.
• Adheres to company policies and procedures regarding loss prevention.
• Prepares and executes physical inventory per company guidelines.
• Executes to guidelines Inventory Management System and Order tracker as a part of global POS.
• Ensures all company approved safety programs are implemented and maintained consistently per standards, creating a safe working environment for all Associates/Customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• High School graduate or equivalent
• 3+ years as an optical associate or non-optical retail management
• Comprehensive knowledge from operations, processes and business implications
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Team building and management skills
• Strong communicator and listener
• Strong basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Sales skills
• Familiarity with POS system, computers and calculators
• Knowledge of current store merchandise
• High level of business acumen

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• College degree or equivalent
• State licensure (if applicable) and/or ABO Certification in non-licensed states
• Previous experience in customer service and retail

Pay Range: 32.01 -55.42

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our business.Employee pay is determined by multiple factors, including geography, experience, qualifications, skills and local minimum wage requirements. In addition, you may also be offered a competitive bonus and/or commission plan, which complements a first-class total rewards package. Benefits may include health care, retirement savings, paid time off/vacation, and various employee discounts.

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