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Role overview As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you'll get to work with some world class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters to name a few. Your passion for optometry, will support our ambition to See More, Be More' for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions. In our stores, you will get to work with some world class technology including Automated refraction, non contact tonometry, automated keratometry, Fundus Camera, Visual Field Analyser, OCT and Automated Phoropters to name a few. Although the hours of this role are advertised, if this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether this is hours to fit around the school run or you prefer a compressed week - we are open to discussing flexible options with you further. Who are we? We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for you! Did you know, we are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family? EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses! We are home to the most loved and widely-recognised vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Their priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands. Who is the perfect candidate? Experience in testing patients eyes and eyesight whilst providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients Team work with colleagues across the whole store team The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm Anything else you should know? Basic salary up to £79,000 (subject to your experience and location) An additional £4,000 car allowance Sales and performance-based bonus Targeted incentives Competitive pension scheme Private medical cover for you and your family Life assurance - 4x your basic annual salary Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us! Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Discounts for friends and family Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support and everything in-between Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities Additional overtime opportunities paid at 85% of the locum rate Access to world leading technology and great working environments Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO 33 days annual leave - increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday Flexible health related benefits, such as Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan Opportunities to join a company wide ECP community with peer to peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal channels Flexible lifestyle benefits such as, Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and even discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme And so much more!
Your new company: Careline365 is an award-winning company that provides a life-saving service across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, bringing peace of mind to people and their loved ones. Whilst going through an exciting period of growth, they still have that family company feel, where the employees are more like friends than colleagues. They provide a friendly and relaxing working environment across all departments and the successful candidate for any of their current vacancies will soon feel right at home. As part of the Appello Group, they are committed to transforming lives through technology-enabled care services, blending the expertise in their monitoring centre with the latest digital technology being created by ourselves and their partners. As the UK's largest tele-care monitoring and digital equipment provider, they support over 300,000 vulnerable people in their communities to live safer, happier, and more enriched lives. The journey of supporting housing, health and social care dates back to 24th June 1988 when they took the first emergency call from the Head Office in New Milton, Hampshire. With a team of just five employees, they were pioneers of emergency monitoring within the housing sector. Over the next decade, the business grew considerably, as did the teams. The Appello Group now consists of many brands, including, Appello and Careline365. All are equally pivotal in the continued growth and commitment to improving the safety and wellbeing of our communities. Today, they operate from multiple locations across the UK, with offices in Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Norfolk, and a team of remote workers all over the UK. Your new role: They are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Customer Sales Executive to join the customer-focused team. With a close-knit supportive culture, the right candidate will be driven by targets, incentives and team success. On a day-to-day basis, you will be taking inbound calls and email enquiries from service users and their families, carers etc who are interested in personal alarms. This will include... Being a product expert and brand ambassador, signposting customers to their personalised sales solutions Meeting and exceeding personal and team targets by actively converting customer queries into orders. Assisting in existing customer engagement and service management Achieving the expected call quality What you'll need to succeed To be a successful candidate for this role, you must be able to demonstrate the following attributes, skills and experience: Able to provide a personalised sales experience The ability to self-manage and use your own initiative to achieve targets. Experience in customer service, using different communication mediums: teams, WhatsApp, email, telephone etc... Be self-motivated, able to act independently and as part of a team Be motivated by target achievement Be a strong communicator, confident in customer service and experience Have confidence in customer objection handling Have basic IT proficiency, including Microsoft Suite Be commercially minded with an interest in business GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A-C or levels 4-9) What you'll get in return Aviva Pension Scheme Free eye tests through Specsavers Free tickets to the Executive company box at Norwich City Football Club Increasing holiday allowance with each year of service Paid Duvet Days after a successful probation period Generous staff discount when you buy products from the Zatu website or in their shop £50 Zatu voucher on your birthday after completing probation Employee referral bonus Further education/qualification contributions Health assured EAP service for workplace wellbeing Bike to work scheme and cycle storage Free on-site parking Terms and conditions apply What you need to do now Call Kim now on or email an updated CV now! If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk