Assistant Store Manager

Location
Westfield Stratford City
Position
Retail Management
Hours Per Week:
38.75 hours per week
Vacancy Type
Permanent
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What can you expect from the role?

Join Vision Express as an Assistant Store Manager at our new flagship store in Stratford Westfield, opening December 2025. You’ll support the Store Manager in leading a large team, establishing a high-performance culture, driving exceptional customer experience and commercial success.

In this fast-paced environment, you’ll focus on people management, coaching, and performance development, creating a culture of excellence and accountability. You’ll play a key role in achieving sales targets, maintaining operational standards, and inspiring your team to deliver the very best in eye care and customer service.

This is a unique opportunity to help launch and grow a flagship store, shaping its success from day one.

Benefits

Free eyewear up to £550 annually with immediate eligibility.
On target bonuses of up to £5,112, depending on store performance.
Stretch target bonuses of up to £10,224, depending on store performance.
Family and friends discount of 75%, 50% and 25% with a free eye test.
25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support for your wellbeing.
Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.
 
Some experiences you might have:

Solving complex problems for colleagues and customers.
Being customer obsessed and providing exceptional customer service.
Displaying a positive attitude that has influenced others to commit to a cause.
Active listening, having empathy to understand customer and colleague needs.
Calm under pressure, supporting customers and colleagues in challenging moments.
Being a team player, working with colleagues to achieve store targets.  
Having positive energy and the potential to become a brand ambassador.
 
Why Vision Express?

Working at Vision Express, you will be part of something bigger. With over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, you will have the opportunity to share knowledge, elevate your career and reach your potential.

Together, we believe that we’re made stronger by our differences, so diversity and inclusion are key ingredients to our success, and we believe that striving for a culture of mutual trust enables us to reach our goals and achieve results.

We are Pioneers bringing heritage into the future

We are Pioneers bringing heritage into the future

We’re deeply rooted in our legacy – proud of where we came from, yet always innovating and improving the rules of the eyewear and eyecare game. We never stop learning, nor would we want to. We see our search for innovative solutions as an ongoing journey, not a destination. We’re curious – keeping up with trends, gathering insight, and thinking about where we can go next.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

APPLICATION PROCESS

We’re thrilled that you’re considering applying to work with us. As a first step, you’ll need to submit your online application via our careers site. That’s when we review your application against role requirements. Unsuccessful applications will be informed by email.

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