You will be the engine room behind a world-class store experience, managing operational excellence across 18 UK locations and 2 NYC flagship stores. By designing smarter systems and leveraging automation, you will remove friction for store teams, protect profitability, and ensure every retail site runs beautifully day in, day out.
Retail Operations Manager at Cubitts
Two-thirds of the population wear glasses, yet the optical industry hasn't changed in three centuries. This innovative brand is fixing that. As Retail Operations Manager, you'll be the architect behind the store experience for 20 locations across London and NYC. You will blend operational rigor with modern automation to remove friction from store teams and drive global excellence. If you are a detail-obsessed professional ready to scale a disruptive brand across the UK and US, this high-impact role offers the chance to define the future of retail operations.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Cubitts is an independent spectacle maker founded in King’s Cross, London, in 2013, dedicated to modernising the three‑century‑old spectacles industry by combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design and technology. The company designs and manufactures high-quality spectacles and sunglasses intended to outlast their wearers, using carefully selected materials such as premium acetate, stainless steel, rolled gold, titanium and horn. Cubitts offers a full optical service including eye examinations, fitting, adjustments, repairs, made‑to‑measure and bespoke frames, and promotes a circular approach with services and repairs for life to reduce waste and extend product longevity. With physical stores in the UK and internationally and online sales via cubitts.com, Cubitts positions itself as “the modern spectacle maker,” aiming to democratise fit, challenge disposable fashion culture, and transform how people choose, own and care for their eyewear.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Design and document standardized operating procedures across the global estate, ensuring consistent execution of brand and service standards.
- Drive efficiency by building automated workflows and self-serve dashboards that connect POS, scheduling, and inventory data to reduce manual admin.
- Manage the end-to-end operational setup for new store openings, from fit-out coordination and system readiness to initial stock allocation.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience in multi-site retail operations with a deep understanding of labor scheduling, stock control, and P&L levers.
- Tech-savvy problem solver comfortable configuring retail systems and tools to automate repetitive tasks and streamline communications.
- Exceptional communicator who thrives in the store environment, building strong relationships with cross-functional HQ teams and frontline staff.
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Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead operations for a disruptive brand that is reimagining an archaic three-century-old industry through superior design and modern standards.
- High-impact role spanning international markets, giving you direct ownership over the operational rhythm of a growing portfolio in both London and Manhattan.
- Rare opportunity to blend traditional retail excellence with cutting-edge automation, building the technological workflows that define the future of physical commerce.
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