Optical Store Leader

4 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Boots Full time

About the Role

As an Opticians Store Manager, you will report to the Regional Manager. Working with your team members, you will have the autonomy to run your business and lead your team to deliver the best customer experience every time. You will not need previous optical experience for this role, although experience in retail leadership is required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create an environment where there is a persistent focus on ensuring our teams are looking after our customers and having fun on the way.
  • Deliver our targets, interpreting and acting upon insights and data to maximise results.
  • Lead our teams to be the best that they can be and in turn provide genuine care to all our customers.
  • Maintain clinical, retail and legal standards.
  • Engage with your customers and team to understand how we can aim to be better.
  • Meet multiple goals at any one time and at pace.
  • Manage budgets and achieve targets.

Our Benefits

  • Great compensation package and pension scheme.
  • Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boots Opticians and Boots Hearing care).
  • Attractive bonus scheme.
  • 22 days holiday plus bank holidays with opportunity to purchase more.
  • Additional flexible benefits that allow you to create a package that best suits your individual needs, including cycle to work vouchers, discounted gym membership, cinema and restaurant discounts, and much more.
  • Flexible benefits scheme (through salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only).
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Why Boots Opticians

Our purpose is to help everyone see what's possible, so we're looking for people to change things for the better for our customers and our team members. You'll join a company that is evolving and always looking to improve. We foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

What's Next?

Thank you for taking the time to visit our careers page and read about this exciting opportunity. If you choose to apply, your application will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.

Our Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Diversity and inclusion is at the center of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We offer a variety of flexible working patterns to support our colleagues to achieve a good work life balance. This role is subject to a DBS/PVG check, Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.



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