Licensed Optician - Assistant Manager

Licensed Optician - Assistant Manager at National Vision Inc.

America’s Best is part of National Vision, one of the largest optical retailers in the United States. The America’s Best brand continues to grow, with 1,000 stores and counting. Each location combines both parts of the optical equation – eyewear and eye care – into one excellent experience at a single low price.

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At National Vision, we believe everyone deserves to see their best in order to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.

By overseeing the daily operations of our stores, including personnel management and inventory control, our Assistant Eyeglass Managers keep customers coming back by providing a positive experience from start to finish – and keeping associates happy, too.

How would you like Sundays off? Yes, every Sunday we’re closed!

• Drive, monitor, and achieve profit, sales and performance goals according to National Vision standards. Monitor retail operating costs, budgets, and resources.
• Optimize and oversee the eyeglass department to ensure efficiency and compliance with company’s policies and operational guidelines. Identify areas of opportunity and create an action plan for improvement.
• Convey a commitment to providing outstanding customer service and ensure all associates do the same.
• Ensure quality standards are met.
• Ensure effective merchandising and execution of marketing, pricing promotions, and initiatives according to Brand and Company standards.
• Supervise and motivate Opticians and CL Sales associates (in some stores the Receptionist) and ensure the timely completion of day-to-day functions.
• Assist the General Manager with forecasting staffing needs, recruiting, selecting and retaining a high-caliber staff.
• Lead and coach associates towards the attainment of sales and customer service goals.
• Mentor potential Apprentice Opticians as permitted by law.

• Maintain Optical license as required by the state.
• Optical sales experience. Supervising experience is preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and build associate relationships.
• Sound understanding of store operations and standards for success.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) for effective management of teams.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills for planning work and continuously monitoring progress towards goals.
• Ability to analyze, create, and understand financial reports.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems of varied scope.
• ABO and NCLE Certified.

Taking care of our people – we understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that we provide competitive compensation to all Associates, including bonus potential for every position in the store. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k) retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount, overtime pay when applicable, and much, much more.

At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long‑term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever‑increasing amount of promotions from within.

For more information, please see our website .

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Health Care Provider

Industry: Retail