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Ambition, willingness to learn and passion for technology were the things Liam Venables needed to take the leap from store to Support Office. Liam has spent almost five years at Specsavers and now as a Business Analyst, he has a holistic understanding of the business and a breadth of skills in Technology. He joined the […]
From understanding store performance, to analysing customer insights and challenging assumptions, Phil Barcellona is the person Specsavers Marketing team turns to for commercial advice. As Specsavers Commercial Finance Manager – Marketing, Phil is responsible for working with various stakeholders within the Marketing and eCommerce teams to drive commercial decisions and provide insights on how the […]
Specsavers Australia is thrilled to have been named a Great Place to Work®, after receiving certification in May this year. Produced each year by research institute Great Place to Work Australia, the Great Places to Work list features Australian and international companies that have been ranked based on employee surveys and an evaluation of the […]
Graduate optometrist Sharni Welran works between Specsavers Richmond and Specsavers Nelson stores in Nelson, New Zealand. She studied a Bachelor of Optometry at the University of Auckland in New Zealand after studying a BSc in Psychology in Christchurch. She’s originally from a small town in the South Island and found Nelson to be a great compromise […]
Early career optometrist Richard Cheng from Specsavers Nowra Stockland in New South Wales graduated from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) with a Master of Clinical Optometry in 2019. He discusses how he made the decision to join a regional practice as a graduate optometrist. In my early years at university, it never crossed my […]
Thursday 5 March marked a special milestone for Specsavers Australia and New Zealand as we officially opened our 400th Store at Specsavers Chifley Square in Sydney. Our 400th store is an exciting milestone in the journey of Specsavers. We launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2008 promising to ‘change the face of optometry’ by […]
This March we welcomed 116 of our 173 optometry graduates to the business at the Specsavers graduate induction event hosted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Running over three days, this bi-annual event was joined by optometry graduates from Australia and New Zealand embarking on the Graduate Program with Specsavers. The graduates were full of […]
Specsavers recently celebrated the official opening of the new Melbourne Distribution Centre at Bertie Street, Port Melbourne. The new Distribution Centre changes the way we fulfil our online contact lens orders for customers in Australia and New Zealand!
December was an incredibly busy time for our teams in Central Support the Lab so we put the call out for volunteers to lend a hand. We had almost 50 of our Melbourne Support Office team members dedicate time to help.
The first Pathway Program of 2020 commenced at the Specsavers Melbourne Support Office last week. The 20 participants were inducted into the Program, learning more about Specsavers’ brand, and culture, and what to expect in the upcoming months.
