Kate Spade Sales Associate
Kate Spade in New York, NY seeks a Contract Sales Associate to deliver branded client experiences and drive boutique sales.
Overview
Kate Spade is a design-led lifestyle brand renowned for its playful, modern aesthetic across handbags, accessories and ready-to-wear. As part of Tapestry, Inc., the brand operates within a larger luxury and fashion house alongside other global labels, offering creative, client-centric retail environments and a focus on elevated customer experiences.
Role & Responsibilities
- Deliver a warm, personalised client experience that reflects the Kate Spade brand and drives loyalty.
- Achieve and exceed individual and store sales targets through proactive selling and effective clienteling.
- Maintain visual merchandising standards, ensuring product presentation and window displays meet brand guidelines.
- Operate point-of-sale systems accurately, including cash handling, processing transactions and completing daily reconciliation.
- Manage stockroom activities: receive merchandise, conduct inventory counts, replenish floor stock and assist with loss-prevention procedures.
- Develop product knowledge across seasonal collections and translate features into compelling selling points for clients.
- Support store operations including opening/closing procedures, housekeeping and ad-hoc administrative tasks.
Qualifications
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality customer service in a retail environment.
- Previous retail or luxury brand sales experience preferred.
- Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport with diverse clientele.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and peak holiday periods.
- Legal authorization to work in the hiring country.
Skills
Experience
Typically 1+ year of retail or customer-facing sales experience is preferred; experience within luxury or fashion retail is advantageous.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent; vocational training in retail or fashion is a plus.
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
The workplace culture emphasises creativity, client focus and a polished yet playful brand spirit. Teams operate in a collaborative, store-driven environment where attention to detail, visual sensibility and elevated service define day-to-day priorities.
About Cerulean
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