Kate Spade Sales Associate
Kate Spade in Torrance, CA seeks a part-time Sales Associate III at Del Amo Fashion Center to deliver styling-led customer service and drive sales.
Overview
Kate Spade New York is a globally recognised lifestyle brand celebrated for its colorful, optimistic design aesthetic across handbags, ready-to-wear, accessories and home goods. The brand operates within the Tapestry portfolio, a global house of fashion brands that emphasises creativity, inclusivity and commercial innovation.
Role & Responsibilities
- Deliver warm, confident customer greeting and one-to-one styling consultations that align product recommendations with the customer’s lifestyle and aesthetic.
- Provide styling advice and create complete looks, demonstrating multiple ways to wear and combine product categories to drive add-on sales.
- Build customer relationships through active listening, insightful questioning and celebratory reinforcement to encourage repeat visits.
- Execute point-of-sale transactions and ensure a seamless checkout experience while maintaining operational standards on the sales floor.
- Maintain stockroom organisation, assist with visual merchandising and ensure product presentation reflects brand standards.
- Use storytelling and product knowledge to achieve sales targets and contribute to store performance.
- Adopt omnichannel selling practices, including virtual selling and social media engagement, to extend client outreach.
Qualifications
- Proven professional selling skills with exemplary interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Prior retail experience, preferably in fashion or lifestyle brand environments.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities and collaborate effectively within a team.
- Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, peak retail seasons and public holidays.
- Physical capability to lift regularly up to 25 lbs (occasionally up to 50 lbs), climb, bend and manoeuvre on the sales floor and in the stockroom.
- English proficiency (or local language proficiency as required by market).
Skills
Experience
Prior experience in a retail environment with demonstrable customer-facing sales performance; experience delivering styling advice and closing sales preferred.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent; coursework or training in fashion, retail or customer service is advantageous.
Workplace
This position is based in Torrance, California, USA, within easy reach of Los Angeles. Cerulean lists 2 open roles in Torrance, including 2 posted recently. The broader California area accounts for 380 active listings on Cerulean, 20 of which are new. In USA as a whole, Cerulean currently features 3.470 open positions, with 1322 posted this week.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 15 to USD 24.25 per hour.
Benefits
Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401(K), Paid paternity and maternity leave, Commuter benefits, Disability insurance, Tuition assistance.
Culture
The brand promotes a creative, optimistic and customer-centric workplace where storytelling, originality and collaboration are valued. As part of the Tapestry group, the company emphasises inclusion, development and cross-brand learning within a commercial luxury retail environment.
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.