Retail Contingent

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always stood for optimistic femininity. Today, the brand is a global life and style house with handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, gifts, home décor and more. Polished ease, thoughtful details and a modern, sophisticated use of color—Kate Spade New York’s founding principles define a unique style synonymous with joy. Under the vision of creative director Nicola Glass, the brand continues to celebrate confident women with a youthful spirit. 

  

Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands powered by optimism, innovation, and inclusivity. 

 

Job Title: Support Associate  

Primary Purpose:  

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…  

• Manage and process inbound deliveries in a timely manner; monitor to prioritize the daily workload. 

• Ensure proper organization and accessibility of merchandise. 

• Be knowledgeable of stock including quantity, how many units are on hand, and what is and is not selling. 

• Support floor moves and ensure selling floor is stocked throughout the day. 

• Conduct price changes and markdowns as necessary. 

• Maintain overall cleanliness and organization standards on the selling floor, in the stockroom, and offsite. 

 

The accomplished individual will possess...  

• Willing to work in and promote a team oriented environment 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to multi-task, results driven and flexible to change 

 

An outstanding professional will have...  

• Minimum 1-2 year experience in a retail industry of relevant experience as a stock associate 

• High school degree preferred 

 

Physical requirements… 

• Must be available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings, weekends, holidays 

• Ability to frequently lift and carry boxes weighing up to 60 pounds 

• Ability to load boxes in and out of delivery truck (offsite/warehouse only) 

• Must be able to work effectively under pressure in a high energy and high traffic environment 

• Standing for extended periods of time 

• On a frequent basis, requires the ability to stoop, kneel, and crouch 

 

 

Our Competencies for All Employees 

• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. 

• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand 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. 

• 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 value-added in brainstorming settings. 

• 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 high-tension 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. 

• Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks. 

• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. 

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. 

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