Associate III/Sales Associate

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…

Hosting:

· Give our guests the warmest welcome, always exuding confidence and proper etiquette.

· Able to develop long-term relationships with our guests by asking the most interesting questions, dancing the muse moves, suggesting outreach events ideas.

Team Building:

· Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team atmosphere.

· Able to receive and give feedback in an honest and genuine manner.

· Celebrate fellow muse’s successes.

Styling & Curating:

· Know and be able to communicate the kate spade new york aesthetic.

· Ability to story tell and use product knowledge to connect with our guests.

· Lead and inspire with your own impeccable style, always bringing your best look to work.

· Have the ability to spot and talk about products.

· Continuously work to keep the stockroom and shop spotless.

Business Smarts:

· Understand the product landscape across all merchandise categories.

· Ability to multitask like a pro, from operational tasks or cleaning the shop floor to processing POS transactions (a dull moment is hard to come by).

· Share ideas and feedback with the team.

 

The accomplished individual will possess...

· Professional selling skills and exceptional interpersonal skills

· Prior luxury goods experience preferred

· Proactive ability to multi-task and prioritize

· Works well in a team environment

 

An outstanding professional will have...

· 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

 

 

 

· 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 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 situati