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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Assistant Manager

Salary Range
£20,161 - £25,890
£1,680 - £2,158 / mo
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Location Base
Pudsey, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Assistant Manager


Location: Pudsey, West Yorkshire

Salary: Depending on experience

Working hours: Full time 40 hours – weekend working essential

Experience level: Must have current optical and general Management experience.


As Store Assistant Manager you’ll be the force driving our store’s progress, setting standards, inspiring staff and leading by example. Specsavers has become the UK’s number one provider of professional eyecare. We know this achievement is partly down to the leadership and vision of our managers. So, we take their career development very seriously indeed. Thanks to our size and scale we can reward you with the chance to excel and advance. Why not discover the opportunities for yourself?


You’ll manage store operations, ensuring that customer care is nothing less than excellent – and that financial goals are met. This may mean developing commercial opportunities through PR and marketing. An expert team leader who lives our values, you’ll make sure your people feel keen, enthused and free to make suggestions.


You’ve got solid experience in the optical industry, so you know exactly what a superb store looks like. You’ll work to this ideal, raising aspirations and standards; so, the whole team strives for excellence. Leadership skills are crucial. You’ll need to be approachable and supportive but also persuasive and convincing. On top of this, you’ll need strong commercial acumen and an organised approach. If you’re as passionate about what you do as we are, you’ll soon be on the road to even bigger and better things.


If you are interested, please click Apply as this vacancy will close once we have filled all available places.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Manager roles across Specsavers's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Drug & Health Stores.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20,161 - £25,890 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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