Overview
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As an Optometrist Store Manager at Vision Express, you’ll be responsible for managing the daily operations of a Vision Express store, while also providing Optometry services to our customers. You’ll work with world class technology including Automated refraction, non contact tonometry, automated keratometry, Fundus Camera, Visual Field Analyser, OCT and Automated Phoropters.
Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to “See More and Be More” for our customers, maximizing their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.
We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses.
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.
Responsibilities
* Manage the daily operations of the store and oversee the work of in-store colleagues.
* Provide Optometry services and use available technology to support patient care.
* Drive sales, manage inventory and maintain profitability with support from the in-store team, Regional Manager, and Store Support Centre colleagues.
* Ensure customer satisfaction and build a collaborative team environment.
Qualifications
* Have a degree in Optometry or a diploma in Optometry, with registration on the General Optical Council.
* Strong leadership skills to manage a team of Optometrists and Retail colleagues in store and encourage teamwork.
* Business acumen to drive sales, manage inventory and maintain profitability of the store.
* Experience in testing patients’ eyes with in-depth knowledge to provide specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions.
* Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language easily understood by patients.
* Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment and show confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm.
Benefits
* Sales and performance-based bonus
* Targeted incentives
* Competitive pension scheme
* Private medical cover for you and your family
* Life Assurance – 4 x your basic annual salary
* Free eyewear annually from day one of joining
* Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family
* Earning potential through referral programmes
* Employee Assistant Programme offering confidential support
* Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
* Overtime opportunities paid at 80% of locum rate
* Access to world-leading technology and great working environments
* Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
* 33 days annual leave – increasing with length of service, with the option to buy or sell holiday
* Flexible health-related benefits, such as Health Cash Plan and Critical Illness cover
* Opportunities to join company-wide communities and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
* Flexible lifestyle benefits including Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, and Cycle to Work schemes
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Sales and Business Development
* Industries: Retail
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