Become a store manager
Our stores are unique because they’re owned and run locally by our retail and clinical partners. They vary in terms of the size, services and who’s in the team, yet each of them offers a lively and busy retail environment. As a store manager, you’ll need leadership skills– and many stores look for retail experience rather than optical or audiology. You’ll ensure that your store delivers the best customer experience, and you’ll support your team’s growth and development. With access to management and leadership development, you’ll be supported to succeed in your role and take the next steps in your career. There’s even a program to become a store partner, where you'll be given the tools to own your own Specsavers store one day.
Search for rolesA pathway to the career you want
If your goal is to become a Specsavers partner and own your own optical business, we can help you achieve that. Our Pathway program is designed for current Specsavers retailers to equip you with the critical business management and leadership skills you need to succeed in leading your own Specsavers business.
Read More
Ongoing professional development
Giving you the tools you need to grow and develop in your retail career is an integral part of how we supporting you. We deliver continuous professional development through specialist leadership and training programs, including our annual Store Leaders Conference, which brings together our store managers, supervisors and in-store trainers from across Australia and New Zealand.
Specsavers awarded Gold at the 2026 Quality Service Awards
Read more
Teaser
Life at SpecsaversContent Type
BlogPublish date
11/06/2025
Summary
Specsavers has once again been recognised for its outstanding customer service, taking home Gold in the Optometry category in both New Zealand and Australia at the Reader’s Digest 2026 Quality Service
Specsavers New Zealand Ranked Second on Inaugural Best Workplaces List
Read more
Teaser
Support OfficeContent Type
BlogPublish date
09/22/2025
Summary
Specsavers has been officially recognised as one of New Zealand’s Best Workplaces™ ranking second on the list for medium to large businesses for 2025.Great Place to Work®, the global authority on work
Future-Focused: Strengthening Clinical Placements at Specsavers
Read more
Teaser
Early careersContent Type
BlogPublish date
09/08/2025
Summary
At Specsavers, we are deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of optometrists through our Clinical Placement Program. This initiative provides students in the final stages of their optometry
Meet Kathryn Bees: A passionate audiologist and Specsavers partner in NZ
Read more
Teaser
AudiologyContent Type
BlogPublish date
09/08/2025
Summary
Kathryn Bees’ journey in audiology is marked by a deep commitment to improving her customers’ lives. Originally from Wellington and educated in Dunedin and Auckland, Kathryn completed her undergraduat
Tara Kelly is leading the way in Data at Specsavers
Read more
Teaser
Life at SpecsaversContent Type
BlogPublish date
03/03/2025
Summary
Tara Kelly’s journey in data and technology started at the Office for National Statistics UK, where she worked on two Census programs, and developed specialist skills in response operations, website a
Bridie Kibby: Leading the Way in Tech and Innovation
Read more
Teaser
Life at SpecsaversContent Type
BlogPublish date
03/03/2025
Summary
When Bridie Kibby started her professional career, she never imagined she would one day be leading the Global Network Team for one of the largest optical retailers in the world.In fact, her heart was
Specsavers Named Most Trusted Optometrist yet again!
Read more
Teaser
OptometryContent Type
BlogPublish date
03/03/2025
Summary
Specsavers has once again been named the Most Trusted Optometry brand in Australia and New Zealand by Reader’s Digest Magazine as part of the 25th Annual Most Trusted Brands survey.Voted by Australian
Specsavers 2024 Doug and Dame Mary Perkins Award Winners
Read more
Teaser
Early careersContent Type
BlogPublish date
03/03/2025
Summary
Specsavers Australia and New Zealand announced the recipients of the prestigious Doug Perkins Medal and Dame Mary Perkins Awards for 2024 at the annual Specsavers Clinical Conference (SCC) over the we
Specsavers tops customer experience award rankings
Read more
Teaser
Life at SpecsaversContent Type
BlogPublish date
03/03/2025
Summary
Specsavers has been named among Australia’s top retailers in delivering exceptional customer service according to new reports from KPMG and Reader’s Digest.Specsavers was ranked 2nd in KPMG’s Customer
Shan Leng: Paving the Way for Women in Tech
Read more
Teaser
Support OfficeContent Type
BlogPublish date
01/28/2025
Summary
Shan Leng: Paving the Way for Women in Tech with Over Three Decades of IT LeadershipIn the late 1980s, as a child growing up in Singapore, Shan Leng’s parents encouraged her to explore Information Tec