Overview
As an Optometrist Store Manager at Vision Express, you’ll manage the daily operations of a Vision Express store while providing Optometry services to 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.
You’ll oversee the work of your colleagues in store and ensure that customer satisfaction is maintained, while driving sales, managing inventory and maintaining profitability with the support of your in-store team, Regional Manager, and Store Support Centre colleagues. Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to “See More and Be More” for our customers by maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.
Hours: we are open to discussing flexible options to suit your ideal working week, whether this is around the school run or a compressed week.
Who are we?
We are Vision Express – with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We offer opportunities in busy city centre flagship stores, smaller village stores, or coastal locations. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses. Our priority eyewear brands include Ray‑Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 licensed brands.
Who is the perfect candidate?
* 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 and eyesight 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 understandable to patients
* The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
* Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm
What else you should know
* Sales and performance-based bonus
* Targeted incentives
* Private medical cover for you and your family
* Life Assurance - 4 x your basic annual salary
* Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us
* Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family
* Earning potential through our referral programme
* Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice
* Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
* Additional overtime opportunities paid at 85% of the 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, plus the option to buy or sell holiday
* Flexible health-related benefits, such as Health Cash Plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
* Opportunities to join company-wide ECP community with peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
* Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, experience days and discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme
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Location notes
We're looking for experienced and dynamic Store Managers to lead our Birkenhead and Warrington Tesco stores, among others.
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