Job Description
As an Assistant Manager you’ll inspire and lead your team, use your passion and strategic thinking to drive the business forward and help us change for the better. With opportunities to progress your career in beauty, healthcare and opticians, our training teams will ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed in your current role and beyond.
About the role
You will:
* Lead, challenge and inspire your team to deliver business growth by providing care to our customers and patients.
* Report into the Store Manager, assisting them in driving customer experience, sales and business KPIs.
* Deliver a sustainable and efficient retail and pharmacy operating platform in your store to ensure stock availability, control costs, minimise loss and meet our customers’ expectations.
* Conduct regular reviews, audits and risk assessments to protect patient and public safety.
What you’ll need to have
These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role:
* Leadership skills with the ability to coach others.
* Excellent communication skills, and able to act as a brand ambassador for Boots throughout your store and region.
* Understanding of how to lead and deliver a company strategy, with the ability to implement in store to lead strong performance results.
* Comfortable working at pace and reacting to the changing needs of the customers.
* A collaborative personality and able to succeed in a team-centered approach.
* Proactive in keeping up to date with your own learning and development.
It would be great if you also have
These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match this additional criteria:
* Confidence with navigating and embracing new technology.
* 1+ years of experience working in a similar role at a large retailer.
Our benefits
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
* Discretionary annual bonus.
* Generous employee discounts.
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
* Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Business Area
Retail
Function
Retail Management, Store Colleagues
Keywords
Retail, Stores, Management, Customer, Assistant Manager, Customer Service, Manager, FMCG, Store Leadership, Sales, Retail Sales, Trainee
Hours per week
37.5
Company
UK Stores
Division
16 - United Kingdom
Region
7 - London
Area
168 - West End
Store
1132 - London Oxford St
Req Posted Date
18-Mar-2025
County
London Central / West End
Country
UK
Address 1
193 Oxford Street
Address 2
London
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