Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager

Location: Brixton, Greater London 

Starting salary from £28,000,  plus store bonus. 

Working hours: 40 hours a week - weekend working essential 

Benefits: Extra day off on your birthday, Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits, Enhanced sick pay, Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/ Paternity etc), WeCare employee support services and close to local transport links. 

Experience level: Previous optical experience preferred however not essential. 

As Store Assistant Manager you’ll be the force driving our store’s progress, setting standards, inspiring staff and leading by example.  Specsavers has become the UK’s number one provider of professional eyecare. We know this achievement is partly down to the leadership and vision of our managers. So, we take their career development very seriously indeed. Thanks to our size and scale we can reward you with the chance to excel and advance. Why not discover the opportunities for yourself?

You’ll manage store operations, ensuring that customer care is nothing less than excellent – and that financial goals are met. This may mean developing commercial opportunities through PR and marketing. An expert team leader who lives our values, you’ll make sure your people feel keen, enthused and free to make suggestions. 

You’ve got solid experience in the optical industry, so you know exactly what a superb store looks like. You’ll work to this ideal, raising aspirations and standards; so, the whole team strives for excellence. Leadership skills are crucial. You’ll need to be approachable and supportive but also persuasive and convincing. On top of this, you’ll need strong commercial acumen and an organised approach. If you’re as passionate about what you do as we are, you’ll soon be on the road to even bigger and better things.

If you are interested, please click Apply as this vacancy will close once we have filled all available places.

For more information or to apply for this role, please contact Hannah - hannah.crook@specsavers.com.