Barista III

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.

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The Barista delivers exceptional customer experiences and actively contributes to the store’s sales performance by driving sales and representing the Coach brand with professionalism and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities Guest Engagement:
Greet and assist guests warmly, creating memorable experiences.

Product Knowledge:
Maintain deep knowledge of menu, merchandise, and Coach brand heritage.

Selling

Skills:

Meet sales goals by promoting beverages, food, and merchandise; customize orders and highlight limited availability items.

Visual Standards:
Support floor sets, replenishment, and visual merchandising.

Operational Excellence:
Maintain cleanliness and food safety standards; operate espresso machines, grinders, and ovens to prepare handcrafted beverages.

Team

Collaboration:

Work closely with team members to solve problems and share selling strategies.

Requirements Prior experience as a barista or in a café setting preferred.

Experience in customer-facing roles and delegating tasks.

Organizational skills and ability to work with food & beverage operating systems.

Ability to meet store operating policies and standards, including food safety and cash handling.

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 the 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…