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Job Description
Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags Kate Spade New York has always been colorful bold and optimistic. Today it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday delivering seasonal collections of handbags readytowear jewelry footwear home dcor and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles.
Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio a global house of brands committed to stretching whats possible.
A member of the Tapestry family we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. VisitOur People page to learn more about Tapestrys commitment to equity inclusion and diversity
Sales Associate
Selling and Service
Understands organizational objectives and makes decisions that align with the Company priorities and values
Creates personal sales and clienteling strategies in partnership with the management team
Meets customer needs through solutionoriented and forward thinking
Builds credibility and trust as a personal fashion advisor by communicating fashion awareness and trends in the marketplace
Understands changes in local market with potential impact on business performance and supports the of local sales strategies and tactics
Creates positive impressions with customer by bringing best self to work through elevated sophisticated appropriate business attire consistent with Coachs guide to style
Demonstrates Coachs Selling and Service expectations at all times
Influences customers purchase decisions by balancing patience and assertiveness
Takes ownership and commitment for delivering results; actively aware of personal and store metrics and achieves goals
Flexes personal selling techniques to contribute to overall store financial results
Demonstrates persuasive (not aggressive) confident friendly and genuine service skills and selling behaviors
Discusses product features and builds the sale by suggesting appropriate add on items to fit the customers specific needs
Works with multiple customers simultaneously and breaks away as appropriate
Follows up with customers consistently and genuinely to influence/close the sale
Develops product knowledge skills and remains aware of current collections
Demonstrates knowledge of competition and can apply that knowledge to building sales and customer relationships
Drives business through sales strategies clienteling sourcing new customers and maintaining ongoing productive relationships with customers
Sensitive to customers needs and tailors approach by reading cues
Builds lasting and loyal relationships with customers
Ensures all daily tasks are completed without negatively impacting service or Coach standards
Workplace and Environment
Creates enthusiasm and positivity for a shared vision and mission
Fosters and environment of teamwork trust and collaboration with peers customers and supervisors
Demonstrates confidence when working with customers
Takes initiative; has a highlevel of ownership and accountability for individual results
Welcomes feedback and adapts behaviors as appropriate
Represents Coach as a brand ambassador at all times
Is adaptable and flexible to change
Maintains a calm and professional demeanor at all times
Creates short and longterm strategies to achieve personal metrics and performance goals
Utilizes Company tools to keep selfinformed
Handles and offers solutions to customer issues appropriately and involves a manager when necessary
Promotes and endorses a team selling environment
Operations
Completes daily operational tasks including maintaining store (sales floor and backroom) cash wrap and visual merchandising to Coach standards consistently and in a timely manner
Adheres to all retail policies and procedures including POS Operations and Loss Prevention procedures
Leverages Coachs tools and technology to support relationship building and clienteling efforts; including to drive sales and achieve individual goals
Replenishes inventory on sales floor as needed
Processes shipments as needed
Our Competencies for All Employees
- Courage: Doesnt hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current direct complete and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
- Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and valueadded in brainstorming settings.
- Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets firsthand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isnt upset when things are up in the air; doesnt have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
- Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottomline oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people up down and sideways inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even hightension situations comfortably.
- Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Our Competencies for All People Managers
- Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
- Developing Direct Reports and Others:Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each persons career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
- Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong moraleand spirit in theirteam; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Kate Spade is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment hiring promotion compensation transfer training discipline and termination) are based on the applicants or employees qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under the consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic characteristics race color creed religion ethnicity national origin alienage citizenship disability marital status military status pregnancy or any other legallyrecognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact Tapestry People Services ator
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Work Setup
BASE PAY RANGE $ TO $
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Employment Type
Hourly
