Sales Associate I at Kate Spade Jersey Shore

Livermore, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jul, 26

Salary

24.25

Posted On

20 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer engagement, Styling, Product knowledge, Sales, Communication, Interpersonal skills, Multitasking, Retail operations, Stockroom management, POS transactions, Social media awareness, Virtual selling, Teamwork, Storytelling, Customer service

Industry

Retail Apparel and Fashion

Description

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible. A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. The Stylist will serve as a trusted and knowledgeable advisor who assists customers in selecting products that suit their aesthetic and lifestyle. They will work with the customer to discover and express their own personal style while showing the customer how to incorporate Kate Spade products into their existing wardroom. Key Responsibilities Customer Engagement & Styling Greet guests warmly and confidently, demonstrating strong product knowledge. Actively listen and ask insightful follow-up questions to understand customer needs. Provide styling advice, suggest add-ons, and create complete looks. Use creativity to showcase multiple ways to wear products and encourage customers to explore new styles. Guide customers through purchase decisions and ensure a seamless checkout experience. Reinforce and celebrate customer choices, inviting them to return. Sales & Business Acumen Drive results through strong customer connections and storytelling. Demonstrate deep knowledge of the brand and product attributes across all categories. Maintain operational excellence, including stockroom organization and POS transactions. Give and receive feedback in an honest, constructive manner. Requirements Skills & Experience Professional selling skills with exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities. Prior experience in a retail environment. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work collaboratively in a team setting. Social media awareness and willingness to learn omni/virtual selling techniques. English proficiency (or local language proficiency per market). Schedule: Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business—including nights, weekends, busy season, and high-traffic retail days (including but not limited to public holidays). Note: This document serves only as a sample of job duties and responsibilities and does not include an exhaustive list of all performance requirements. Ability to lift at least 25 lbs. regularly (up to 50 lbs, occasionally), to climb, bend, kneel, and maneuver sales floor and stockroom. Our Competencies for All Employees Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary. Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. Our Competencies for All People Managers Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder. Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Kate Spade. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com Visit Tapestry, Inc. Base Pay Range $15.00-$24.25 Tapestry will comply with minimum wage requirements and any other applicable pay laws based on city, county, and state regulations. Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits. Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area. At Tapestry, we bring together the iconic brands of Coach and Kate Spade New York—uniting bold ideas, diverse voices, and boundless creativity to stretch what’s possible. Driven by dreamers and makers, we turn passion into progress. By embracing differences and pushing boundaries, we create with purpose, uplift one another, and shape a more inclusive, sustainable future—together. Our Brands Spark Personal and Emotional Connections Our brands go beyond products—they inspire confidence, encourage self-expression, and build lasting emotional connections with consumers. Through constant innovation and deep customer insight, we anticipate where shoppers are headed and adapt to meet them with personalized, seamless experiences. Our digitally powered, unified shopping journey allows our brands to become part of people’s lives—meeting them when, where, and how they choose to shop.

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Responsibilities

The Sales Associate will serve as a knowledgeable advisor to assist customers with product selection and styling while driving sales through strong customer connections. They are also responsible for maintaining operational excellence, including stockroom organization and processing transactions at the point of sale.