Kate Spade Sales Floor Specialist

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Kate Spade in New York is hiring a Sales Associate III to deliver luxury client service and drive retail sales at the flagship store.

Overview

Kate Spade is an American lifestyle and fashion brand known for colorful, modern accessories and ready-to-wear. The label is part of the Tapestry, Inc. portfolio and operates internationally across flagship stores, boutiques, and wholesale channels. As an employer, the brand emphasizes creative retail experiences, attention to design detail, and elevated client service.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Deliver exceptional, personalised client service and build lasting relationships through proactive clienteling and follow-up.
  • Meet and exceed individual and store sales targets through consultative selling and product expertise.
  • Maintain thorough product knowledge across handbags, accessories, and ready-to-wear to advise on styling and fit.
  • Operate point-of-sale systems, process transactions accurately, and manage cash handling and daily reconciliation.
  • Contribute to merchandising standards: visual merchandising, stock replenishment, and housekeeping to brand presentation guidelines.
  • Support inventory operations including receiving, cycle counts, loss prevention and reporting discrepancies.
  • Collaborate with store leadership on promotions, events and store initiatives; assist with training junior staff when required.

Qualifications

  • Proven retail sales experience, preferably 2+ years in premium or luxury fashion or accessories.
  • Demonstrable track record of meeting sales targets and executing clienteling activities.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a customer-centric orientation.
  • Flexible availability including weekends, evenings and holiday periods.
  • Professional presentation and alignment with the Kate Spade brand image.

Skills

Clienteling Visual merchandising Point-of-sale (POS) operation Inventory control and loss prevention Styling and product advisory Cash handling and transaction reconciliation

Experience

Minimum of two years' retail sales experience, ideally within a premium or luxury fashion environment, with demonstrated success in client acquisition, retention and achieving sales KPIs.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent; post-secondary study in fashion, merchandising or business is advantageous.

Workplace

The role is situated in New York, New York, USA. There are currently 1.629 open positions in New York on Cerulean, with 1154 added recently. Within New York, Cerulean currently features 1.748 open roles, including 1172 recent additions. Across USA, Cerulean lists 3.470 open roles — 1322 of them newly added.

Culture

Kate Spade fosters a playful, design-led workplace that values creativity, optimism and exceptional customer experiences. As part of the Tapestry group, the brand combines global retail reach with a focus on collaborative store teams and professional development.

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.