Role overview
Are you a people orientated retailer interested in becoming an Assistant Store Manager at one of the UK’s leading eyecare providers and selling premium eyewear brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley and Prada?
The Vision Express store in the Trinity Walk Shopping Centre, Wakefield is currently looking for its next Assistant Store Manager. This is a Vision Express top 50 store that has a well-established team of 8 retail optical assistants, 4 resident optometrists and a student optometrist. The successful candidate must be a strong communicator as you will conduct regular 1:1’s as well as providing excellent customer care on the shop floor.
As an Assistant Store Manager at Vision Express, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Store Manager with the leadership of colleagues and you’ll motivate and inspire the team to deliver in our mission to help provide tailored and effective eyecare and eyewear solutions to customers every day.
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.
Benefits
•Free eyewear up to £550 annually with immediate eligibility.
•On target bonuses of up to £4,212, depending on store performance.
•Stretch target bonuses of up to £8,424, depending on store performance.
•Family and friends discount of 75%, 50% and 25% with a free eye test.
•25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
•Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support for your wellbeing.
•Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.
Some experiences you might have:
•Solving complex problems for colleagues and customers.
•Being customer obsessed and providing exceptional customer service.
•Displaying a positive attitude that has influenced others to commit to a cause.
•Active listening, having empathy to understand customer and colleague needs.
•Calm under pressure, supporting customers and colleagues in challenging moments.
•Being a team player, working with colleagues to achieve store targets.
•Having positive energy and the potential to become a brand ambassador.
Why Vision Express?
Working at Vision Express, you will be part of something bigger. With over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, you will have the opportunity to share knowledge, elevate your career and reach your potential.
Together, we believe that we’re made stronger by our differences, so diversity and inclusion are key ingredients to our success, and we believe that striving for a culture of mutual trust enables us to reach our goals and achieve results.