Kate Spade Sales Associate
Kate Spade — Merrimack, NH: Part-time Sales Associate at Merrimack Premium Outlets delivering styling-led retail, omnichannel service, and exceptional customer experience.
Overview
Kate Spade New York is a global lifestyle brand known for colorful, optimistic design across handbags, ready-to-wear, accessories, jewelry, footwear and home. The brand is part of the Tapestry portfolio, a global house of fashion brands that emphasizes creativity, inclusivity and commercial innovation across retail and digital channels.
Role & Responsibilities
- Welcome guests and establish rapport; use strong product knowledge to advise and inspire purchases.
- Conduct needs-based conversations, offer styling advice, and assemble complete looks that integrate Kate Spade products into customers’ wardrobes.
- Demonstrate multiple ways to wear and combine items to encourage add-on sales and increase basket size.
- Guide customers through purchase decisions and execute accurate, efficient POS transactions.
- Maintain operational excellence on the sales floor and in the stockroom, including organization, inventory handling and replenishment.
- Drive sales through storytelling and personalized customer service; invite and cultivate repeat business.
- Give and receive constructive feedback to support team performance and store standards.
- Support omni-channel initiatives and virtual selling as required by store programs.
Qualifications
- Proven professional selling skills with excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Prior experience in a retail environment, preferably in fashion or lifestyle brands.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize effectively and collaborate within a team.
- Social media literacy and a willingness to learn omnichannel/virtual selling techniques.
- English proficiency (or local market language proficiency) sufficient for customer-facing sales.
Skills
Experience
Demonstrated retail experience with a track record of achieving sales targets and delivering high-quality customer service; prior fashion or lifestyle retail exposure preferred.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Workplace
The role is situated in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA — conveniently close to Boston. There are currently 3 open positions in Merrimack on Cerulean, with 1 added recently. Within New Hampshire, Cerulean currently features 4 open roles, including 1 recent additions. Across USA, Cerulean lists 3.470 open roles — 1322 of them newly added.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 15 to USD 19.50 per hour.
Benefits
Medical insurance; Dental insurance; Vision insurance; 401(k); Paid paternity and maternity leave; Commuter benefits; Disability insurance; Tuition assistance.
Culture
Kate Spade fosters a creative, optimistic workplace focused on styling-led retail and strong customer relationships. As part of the Tapestry family, the brand emphasizes inclusivity, collaboration and development, encouraging employees to be bold, customer-focused and adaptable.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.