Kate Spade Temporary Retail Associate
Kate Spade Temporary Retail Associate in Central Valley, NY — part-time retail role at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.
Overview
Kate Spade New York is a global lifestyle brand celebrated for its colorful, optimistic aesthetic across handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear and home décor. The brand is part of the Tapestry portfolio, a global house of fashion brands, and emphasizes creativity, accessible luxury and community in its retail experiences.
Role & Responsibilities
- Greet guests warmly, establish rapport and demonstrate authoritative product knowledge across categories.
- Discover customer needs through active listening and targeted questions; provide personalised styling advice and complete-look recommendations.
- Suggest add-ons and present multiple ways to wear and integrate products to increase basket size and customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate purchase decisions and ensure a seamless checkout experience using the store POS.
- Maintain operational excellence: organise stockroom inventory, replenish the sales floor and execute loss-prevention procedures.
- Drive sales results through storytelling, customer engagement and adherence to brand standards.
- Provide and receive constructive feedback; collaborate with team members to meet store targets and deliver superior service.
- Work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, peak season and public holidays; perform physical tasks including lifting up to 25 lbs regularly (up to 50 lbs occasionally), bending, kneeling and moving merchandise.
Qualifications
- Professional selling skills with strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Prior experience in a retail sales environment.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise and work collaboratively within a team.
- Social media awareness and willingness to learn omni/virtual selling techniques.
- English proficiency (or local market language proficiency).
Skills
Experience
Prior retail experience is required; demonstrable sales performance and customer-facing experience preferred.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Central Valley, New York, USA, with easy access to New York. 2 luxury roles are listed in Central Valley on Cerulean. Across the New York region, Cerulean lists 1.710 open positions — 41 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 3.591 open roles in USA, including 143 added in the last 48 hours.
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
Kate Spade cultivates a creative, optimistic and inclusive workplace that celebrates individuality and community. As part of the Tapestry family, the brand emphasises professional development, diversity and collaborative retail teams focused on delivering distinctive customer 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
The luxury industry is characterised by a diverse and nuanced nomenclature. Esteemed houses frequently employ proprietary terminology, and even within a single organisation like Kate Spade, titles may vary across global markets to reflect local conventions. To ensure absolute clarity, Cerulean assigns a standardised, industry-coherent canonical title to every listing. However, it is worth noting that this role is functionally synonymous with «Sales Associate», «Retail Sales Associate», «Stylist — Retail Sales», «Client Advisor», and other variations. Our sophisticated search architecture anticipates these variations, ensuring that inquiries using related terms will seamlessly yield the exact roles you desire.