Seasonal- Part Time Sales Associate

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: Senior Sales Associate 

Primary Purpose:  

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…  

 

Client & Service Expert: 

• Achieves individual sales goals. 

• Develops strong product knowledge across all categories. 

• Responsible for ensuring exemplary customer service by delivering the ultimate kate spade Experience. 

• Able to develop a personal connection with guests through effective use of the selling skills. 

 

Leadership Presence: 

• Achievement of personal sales goals. 

• Extensive product knowledge. 

• Partner with Store Manager and Assistant Manager to elevate selling culture. 

• Partner with Store Manager and Assistant Manager to initiate business driving events in store. 

 

Building Brand Equity: 

• Ability to understand and communicate the kate spade new york brand aesthetic, brand philosophy and lifestyle to the sales team and customer. 

• Build strong relationships with clients as a brand ambassador of the company.  

• Communicate client feedback to Store Manager and Assistant Manager to elevate client service and sales. 

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures with honesty and integrity.  

 

Operational Excellence: 

• Perform and supervise store opening and closing procedures including counting register funds, completing bank deposits, opening and closing registers and securing facility. 

 

The accomplished individual will possess...  

• Strong communication skills  

• Proven ability and contribution to an elevated selling culture  

• Elevated sense of personal style  

 

An outstanding professional will have...  

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in luxury goods or a comparable retail environment  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred 

 

Physical requirements… 

• Available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings and weekends 

• Standing for extended periods of time 

• Able to safely lift boxes up to 50 pounds 

• Comfortable climbing ladders 

 

 

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 wit