Store Managers - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Vision Express

Description

As a Store Manager Designate at Vision Express, you'll join us on a 6-month training and development programme, aimed to prepare you for the role of a Store Manager.

The programme is designed to help participants understand our brand and equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge required to excel in the role of a Store Manager.

You'll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the store. This includes managing your colleagues in store, ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining store standards, and meeting sales targets. You'll also handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, inventory management, and financial reporting.

You'll also manage the recruitment for your store with the support of your peers, including your Regional Manager and our Store Support Centre colleagues.

You're responsible for creating a positive and productive work environment for your team, ensuring that all employees are trained and supported in their roles as we all play a key part in our mission of helping our customers to 'See More and Be More' by providing tailored and effective eyecare and eyewear solutions, to help customers maximise their visual potential and enhance their lifestyle.

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.

We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone.

Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for youEssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses We are home to the most loved and widely-recognised vision care and eyewear brands in the world.

Their priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

Monitor and analyse sales performance data to identify areas for improvement and encourage this within your team to meet or exceed sales targets and drive business growth
Support your colleagues in store with your strong leadership and management skills
Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understanding to patients
Teamwork with colleagues across the whole store team, including our Eye Care Professionals, Optical Assistants and Management
The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment

Training and coaching sessions with your colleagues in store, to ensure everybody is working to the best of their ability and towards our mission to help customers 'See More and Be More'.

Sales and performance-based bonus
~ Competitive pension scheme
~ Private medical cover for you and your family
~ Life assurance - 4x your basic annual salary
~ Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
~ Discounts for friends and family
~ Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support and everything in-between
~ 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 CORU
~33 days annual leave - increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
~ Opportunities to join a company wide ECP community with peer to peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal channels
~ Flexible lifestyle benefits such as, Gourmet Society Cards, Taste Cards, and even discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme
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