Supervisor of Customer Experience at UTC San Diego (30-35/hrs/wk with full benefits)

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.

Job Title: Supervisor

Primary Purpose: The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…

Client & Service Expert: 

• Expertise in the development of a clientele.
• Model and lead the team by developing a repeat business and maximizes sales through proactive client outreach.
• Build and maintain new and existing client relationships and have a strong, productive client book.
• Maintain clientele and thank you note standards.
• Demonstrate strong use of selling skills.

Leadership Presence:

• Achievement of personal sales goals.
• Educate team on sales plans, personal sales goals, store stats and drives team to achieve them.
• Ensure the highest level of service is provided to all customers through extensive product knowledge and the completion of product profiles.
• Foster a team environment by creating a fun, competitive, inviting atmosphere.

Building Brand Equity:

• Understand and 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 store presentation standards are achieved and maintained.

Operational Excellence:

• Perform and supervise store opening and closing procedures including counting register funds, completing bank deposits, opening and closing registers and securing facility.
• Accurately processes all POS transactions and inventory functions such as transfers, receiving, fedex shipments, repairs and damages to maintain the integrity of the inventory.
• Adherence to Kate Spade loss prevention policies and operational procedures.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Proactive ability to multi task and prioritize

An outstanding professional will have...

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in luxury goods or a comparable retail environment
• College degree 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 40 pounds
• Comfortable climbing ladders

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t 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 value-added in brainstorming settings.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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