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Retail Performance Consultant

Optical/ Non Food Retailing

North and South England

Permanent

Updated October 3, 2008

Retail Performance Consultants (RPCs) provide one-to-one support to the Joint Venture partners (JVPs) enabling them to develop and implement practical solutions to key performance issues and objectives in their stores. RPCs assist JVPs in the development of bespoke store business plans that are aligned to both regional and SOG business strategies. All activities undertaken by the RPC with our JVPs will help to support and implement Specsavers Annual plan objectives, these include. Growing the business, Professionalism and service, Focus on the team, Improve profit and Manage risk.

Who we're looking for
Some experience of "optical retailing" is desirably but not essential.
You will have a track record of growing sales, managing costs and maximising profitability. Visibility to financial planning and forecasting will be beneficial in this role. You will of had exposure to implementing customer service strategies based on feedback from: mystery shoppers, customer satisfaction surveys and customer feedback programmes. If you have successfully led teams in a "Blue Chip" environment that has a strong operational bias and have implemented change management techniques, had succession planning and performance management exposure, then this role will get the most out of your skills! Where you live is not important but your fit to the team is. If you have worked a multi-site role and are looking for a professional edge this role will excite! If you are currently working in a large store format as the General manager and want to step into a multi-site role this may be the move for you!

About our client
Specsavers has grown rapidly since, thriving with its joint venture partnership approach to eyecare. It hit the milestone of 100 stores in July 1988, 200 in 1993, 300 in 1995, 500 in 2003, 600 in 2004 and 700 in 2005. The first Netherlands store opened in 1997, the first Swedish in 2004, and 2005 saw the first in Denmark and Norway. In 2006 the first store was opened in Spain and in 2007 the company began supplying Australia and opened the first store in Finland. In January 2008 Dame Mary Perkins opened the 1000th store in Roosendaal, Holland followed by the launch of the first three Specsavers stores in Australia in March.Specsavers is also the retail market leader in contact lenses, with it's own brand of easyvision monthly and daily disposable lenses and has also driven the use of continuous-wear lenses. Currently one out of every three UK contact lense wearers chooses Specsavers. Furthermore, Specsavers is the largest provider of home-delivery contact lenses in Europe through its Lensmail service.

What's on offer
Up to £31000 Base + £8800 Car Allowance, up to 15% Bonus, Pension + Medical + Dental

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 121 230 9350. Job Ref: 12999644
Your application will be sent to Mark Grigg.