Kate Spade Sales Associate

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Kate Spade Sales Associate in New York — join a leading lifestyle brand to deliver luxury retail service and drive sales.

Overview

Kate Spade is an internationally recognised lifestyle brand renowned for its joyful, colorful aesthetic across handbags, accessories and ready-to-wear. The label operates within the Tapestry portfolio, benefitting from a global retail footprint and structured retail development programs typical of a leading luxury fashion group.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Deliver highly personalised, relationship-driven client service to cultivate loyalty and repeat business.
  • Meet and exceed individual and store sales targets through proactive selling, clienteling and cross-selling of Kate Spade product ranges.
  • Manage the end-to-end sales process including POS transactions, returns, exchanges and accurate cash handling.
  • Execute visual merchandising standards and maintain on-floor presentation to brand guidelines.
  • Support inventory management activities: receiving, stock replenishment, cycle counts and loss-prevention procedures.
  • Actively build and maintain a CRM database of client contacts and follow-up activities to drive omnichannel sales.
  • Collaborate with store leadership to identify opportunities for local marketing and in-store events.

Qualifications

  • Proven retail sales record, ideally within accessible or premium/luxury fashion brands.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a client-first orientation.
  • Numerical accuracy for cash handling and daily reconciliation.
  • Flexibility to work retail hours including weekends, evenings and peak seasonal periods.
  • Right to work in the United States (or local jurisdiction) as required.

Skills

Clienteling Visual merchandising Cash handling and POS operation Inventory control and stock replenishment Sales conversion and cross-selling Customer relationship management (CRM) practices

Experience

Typically 2+ years of customer-facing retail experience; experience in luxury or premium fashion retail strongly preferred. Demonstrable record of achieving sales targets and delivering high-touch service.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent; some college or vocational retail training is advantageous.

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

Kate Spade fosters a creative, customer-centric retail culture where style and personality are encouraged. Teams operate collaboratively with a strong emphasis on training, brand presentation and delivering elevated service experiences.

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.