Specsavers
Retail Manager
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About the Role
As our Retail Manager at Specsavers Plymstock, you'll play a key role in leading, developing, and inspiring our team to deliver exceptional customer care every day. Working alongside our Store Manager and wider leadership team, you'll help create a positive culture where colleagues feel supported to be at their best, while helping to drive the continued success of the store.
If you're an experienced retail manager looking for a fresh challenge, we'll provide all the support and training you need to build a successful career in optics. Optical experience is desirable, but not essential.
Genuine Career Progression
This role offers a genuine career pathway, including the opportunity to progress to Assistant Manager following a successful probation period, with a further salary review based on performance, development, and progression.
Our Store
Located in the heart of Plymstock, we're a well-established practice dedicated to providing exceptional eye and hearing care to our local community.
We're proud of the supportive culture we've built, where colleagues are valued, encouraged to develop their skills, and given opportunities to grow their careers. We believe great leadership is about supporting people to succeed, and we're looking for someone who shares that approach.
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Our Team
You'll be joining a friendly, experienced, and supportive team who are passionate about delivering outstanding customer care and making a real difference to our customers every day.
What's on Offer?
As well as excellent training and ongoing development, you'll enjoy:
- £30,000 to £32,500, depending on experience
- Full-time role, 40 hours per week
- Bonus scheme
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities
- Employer pension contribution
- Specsavers Perks, offering everyday discounts and savings
- WeCare employee support service for you and your immediate family
- Complimentary Headspace subscription
- Eyecare and hearing care discounts for you and your family
- An additional paid day off for your birthday
- Enhanced family leave and company sick pay
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone with genuine people management experience who understands what it takes to lead a successful retail team.
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This includes experience of:
- Supporting and developing colleagues
- Recruiting and onboarding new team members
- Coaching people to achieve their potential
- Supporting wellbeing and attendance
- Navigating challenging conversations when needed
- Taking responsibility for the day-to-day demands that come with leading a team
You'll also bring:
- Previous People Management Experience (essential)
- Optical experience desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided
- A passion for coaching and developing others
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A customer-first mindset
- Flexibility to work full-time across different days and varying hours in line with the needs of the business
- The ability to lead by example and inspire those around you
Find out more
If you're an experienced retail manager looking to join a business where people development is genuinely valued, and where you'll receive structured training, support, and a clear route to progress your career, we'd love to hear from you.
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