Assistant Store Leader

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, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, 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 what’s 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.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…  

Client & Service Expert: 

• Development of business driving initiatives that build a repeat business or that attracts a new customer. 

• Communicate and achieve store productivity targets including sales per hour, adt, upt, and capture rate. 

• Ensure all associates and leadership complete the sales training program and develops strong product knowledge across all categories. 

• Model and supervise the selling environment, provide consistent coaching on sales training process in order to ensure the highest level of customer service and sales. 

  

Leadership Presence/Steward of Talent: 

• Assist Store Manager with the achievement of financial success through improvement of measurable results that positively impact the store performance. 

• Responsible for assuming the Store Manager role in manager’s absence. 

• Lead by example with the achievement of personal sales goals. 

• Educate team on sales plans, personal goals, measurable stats, is able to coach to these stats to ensure business in maximized. 

• Ability to network in the community to ensure open positions are filled efficiently with little impact to the business. 

• Conduct ongoing review and assessment of employee performance. 

  

Building Brand Equity: 

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

• Ensure brand and operating standards are met to support brand consistency. 

• Ensure visual merchandising directives are implemented and store presentation standards are achieved and maintained. 

• Communicate merchandise sell-through, stock position, business trend information, product issues, customer feedback to Store Manager in order to increase customer service and sales. 

  

Operational Excellence: 

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

• Assist Store Manager with maintaining payroll budget by managing schedule and making necessary adjustments when the business warrants. 

• Monitor, maintain, and follow company policies and procedures w