Kate Spade Sales Associate

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Kate Spade Sales Associate in New York — client-focused boutique role delivering sales, merchandising and inventory support for a premium lifestyle brand.

Overview

Kate Spade is a global lifestyle brand known for its colorful, contemporary accessories and ready-to-wear. As part of the Tapestry portfolio, the label operates within a network of luxury and premium fashion houses with an emphasis on curated retail experiences, strong brand storytelling and cross-brand operational support.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Deliver excellent client service and consistently meet or exceed individual sales targets through proactive clienteling and personalised selling.
  • Maintain a highly curated boutique environment by implementing visual merchandising standards and executing seasonal floor moves.
  • Manage point-of-sale transactions, returns and exchanges accurately while adhering to company cash-handling and loss-prevention procedures.
  • Cultivate and expand a client database through follow-up communications, appointment setting and participation in store events and trunk shows.
  • Support inventory control activities including stock replenishment, receiving shipments, cycle counts and accurate stock records.
  • Collaborate with store leadership and peers to achieve store KPIs, support opening/closing procedures and contribute to a positive team culture.
  • Provide product expertise and after-sales service for handbags, accessories and ready-to-wear, escalating complex client requests to management as appropriate.

Qualifications

  • Proven sales performance in retail, preferably within a premium or luxury fashion brand.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with a consultative selling approach and demonstrated clienteling ability.
  • Professional presentation and strong commercial awareness of fashion and luxury consumer behaviour.
  • Flexible availability to work retail hours, including weekends, evenings and during peak seasonal periods.
  • Reliable numeracy for cash handling and basic transaction reconciliation.

Skills

Clienteling Visual merchandising POS operations Cash handling Inventory management Sales forecasting and KPI awareness Product knowledge (leather goods and accessories)

Experience

Typically requires approximately 3+ years of frontline retail sales experience, ideally within luxury or premium lifestyle brands, with a documented record of meeting sales targets and building repeat clientele.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary education in retail, fashion, business or a related discipline is preferred.

Workplace

The successful candidate will be located in New York, New York, USA. 1.629 luxury roles are listed in New York on Cerulean, 1154 posted in the last 48 hours. Across the New York region, Cerulean lists 1.748 open positions — 1172 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 3.470 open roles in USA, including 1322 added in the last 48 hours.

Culture

The brand fosters a spirited, design-led retail culture that prioritises creativity, attention to detail and warm client service. Store teams operate collaboratively, with an emphasis on personal development, brand storytelling and delivering a distinctive boutique experience.

About Cerulean

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