Kate Spade Personal Sales Consultant

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Location
New YorkNew YorkUSA
Seniority
Mid-Level
Posted
Apr 1, 2026

About Kate Spade

Kate Spade is an American contemporary fashion house known for its playful, modern products—handbags, accessories, ready-to-wear and lifestyle goods. Operated under the Tapestry, Inc. portfolio, the brand emphasizes strong design heritage, aspirational retail experiences and global distribution across flagship stores, department stores and wholesale partners.

Kate Spade seeks a Sales Associate in New York, NY to deliver luxury client service and drive in-store sales.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Deliver exemplary client service through personalised clienteling, product storytelling and attentive after-sales care to cultivate long-term relationships and repeat business.
  • Achieve and exceed individual and store sales targets and KPIs through proactive selling, upselling and cross-selling of handbags, accessories and apparel.
  • Maintain visual merchandising and product presentation to brand standards, including window displays, floor sets and replenishment.
  • Operate point-of-sale and omnichannel systems for transactions, returns, exchanges and ship-from-store/ship-to-store fulfilment.
  • Manage stockroom operations: receive and process deliveries, perform regular inventory counts and support loss-prevention procedures.
  • Support store management with daily opening/closing duties, staff communication, sales reporting and execution of promotional events.
  • Participate in client events and trunk shows, assisting with styling, inventory selection and bespoke client experiences.

Qualifications

  • Proven retail sales experience; 2+ years in premium or luxury retail preferred.
  • Demonstrated aptitude for high-quality client service and relationship building.
  • Strong numeracy and cash-handling accuracy; comfortable operating POS and omnichannel retail tools.
  • Ability to maintain brand presentation standards and execute visual merchandising directives.
  • Flexible availability including weekends, evenings and peak seasonal periods; must be able to support in-store events.

Skills

Clienteling Visual merchandising Point-of-sale (POS) operations Inventory control Cash handling Omnichannel fulfilment Loss prevention

Experience

Minimum of two years of retail sales experience, ideally within a premium or luxury fashion environment, with demonstrated success meeting sales targets and managing client relationships.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary education in fashion, retail or business is advantageous but not mandatory.

Workplace

This position is based in New York, New York, USA.

Culture

The brand fosters a design-forward, client-centric retail culture that prizes creativity, meticulous presentation and elevated service. Teams operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where commercial acumen and a polished customer experience are highly valued.

About Cerulean

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