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Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager
As an Assistant Manager, you will support your Store Leader to deliver exceptional customer care and operational standards daily by engaging with customers to deeply understand their needs.
You will lead and inspire your team across both retail and pharmacy by demonstrating strong leadership on the shop floor, emphasising how to deliver outstanding service and care.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead your team to drive business growth through excellent customer and patient care
- Oversee team performance and development, providing regular coaching and feedback
- Ensure sustainable and efficient operations in both retail and pharmacy, maintaining stock availability, controlling costs, minimising loss, and meeting customer expectations
- Conduct regular reviews, audits, and risk assessments to safeguard patient and public health
- Interpret data, trends, and insights to work efficiently and respond to evolving customer needs
What You’ll Need
Essential:
- Proven experience in leading a team within a customer-facing environment
- Ability to motivate and coach a team to achieve performance targets
- A collaborative personality that thrives in a team-driven setting
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Desirable:
- Experience working in community pharmacy
- Confidence in embracing and adopting new technology
Our Benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced paid leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption (including gift cards for parents)
- Flexible benefits scheme
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling through TELUS Health (Employee Assistance Programme)
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Note: Salary estimates from external sources are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may vary.
Why Boots
At Boots, we cultivate an inclusive workplace where diversity, empathy, and mutual respect help everyone flourish. We are committed to being an equal-opportunity employer, fostering a positive environment where every colleague can achieve their potential. Together, we shape positive change for the better.
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What’s Next
If you apply for this role, you’ll be invited to complete a timed online assessment. Following this, our team will review your application and get in touch to discuss next steps.
- Flexibility options: Where a role is full-time, we welcome discussions about part-time or job share arrangements.
- Support: If you need adjustments during the application or interview process (e.g., due to disabilities), we are happy to accommodate reasonable needs.
Health & Safety Compliance
This role requires successful candidates to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on location, you may need to provide:
- A DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)
- A PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups)
- An Access NI Check
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and considers suitability fairly, regardless of prior convictions.
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