Kate Spade Boutique Leader

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Kate Spade Store Leader in New York — lead store operations, drive sales and coach the retail team for a design-led fashion brand.

Overview

Kate Spade is a globally recognised design-led fashion house known for its vibrant accessories, ready-to-wear and lifestyle collections. The brand is part of Tapestry, Inc., a luxury lifestyle conglomerate that includes other heritage labels; as an employer it balances creative product design with rigorous retail execution across flagship and boutique networks.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of store operations to achieve and exceed sales targets and KPIs, including conversion, average transaction value and retention.
  • Recruit, coach and develop the retail team; establish performance expectations, conduct regular feedback and drive a high-performing, customer‑centric culture.
  • Own store P&L responsibilities: control payroll, optimise expenses and implement strategies to maximise profitability.
  • Execute brand visual merchandising, store standards and seasonal floor sets to deliver differentiated in‑store experiences.
  • Manage inventory lifecycle: receive, stock replenishment, stock reconciliation and shrink/loss prevention measures.
  • Drive clienteling and CRM initiatives to grow lifetime value, develop client relationships and build local market share.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, health & safety regulations, and local labour laws; manage scheduling and labour planning.

Qualifications

  • Proven retail leadership experience, preferably within fashion, accessories or accessible‑luxury brands.
  • Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding store sales targets and managing store-level P&L.
  • Strong people management skills with experience coaching and developing multi-disciplinary retail teams.
  • Excellent communication and client service orientation with the ability to represent the brand voice.
  • Legal right to work in the United States and flexibility to work retail hours, including weekends and holidays.

Skills

Retail operations management Team leadership and coaching Visual merchandising Clienteling and CRM Inventory management and loss prevention Sales forecasting and KPI analysis P&L oversight and expense control Microsoft Excel Point-of-sale (POS) systems

Experience

Minimum of 3+ years of progressive retail management experience, ideally within fashion, accessories or luxury/accessible‑luxury environments, with direct responsibility for sales targets and team performance.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree in business, retail, fashion or a related discipline preferred.

Workplace

This position is based in New York, New York, USA. Cerulean lists 1.629 open roles in New York, including 1154 posted recently. The broader New York area accounts for 1.748 active listings on Cerulean, 1172 of which are new. In USA as a whole, Cerulean currently features 3.470 open positions, with 1322 posted this week.

Culture

Kate Spade cultivates a playful, design-forward workplace that values creativity alongside commercial discipline. In retail teams the brand emphasises guest experience, personal development and collaborative execution across visual, merchandising and service disciplines.

About Cerulean

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