Temporary Associate

Temporary Associate

Kate Spade

New York, NY, US

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.

Primary

Purpose:

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…

Hosting:

• Give our guests the warmest welcome, always exuding confidence and proper etiquette.
• Able to develop long-term relationships with our guests by asking the most interesting questions, dancing the muse moves, suggesting outreach events ideas.

Team Building:

• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team atmosphere.
• Able to receive and give feedback in an honest and genuine manner.
• Celebrate fellow muse’s successes.

Styling & Curating:

• Know and be able to communicate the kate spade new york aesthetic.
• Ability to story tell and use product knowledge to connect with our guests.
• Lead and inspire with your own impeccable style, always bringing your best look to work.
• Have the ability to spot and talk about products.
• Continuously work to keep the stockroom and shop spotless.

Business Smarts:

• Understand the product landscape across all merchandise categories.
• Ability to multitask like a pro, from operational tasks or cleaning the shop floor to processing POS transactions (a dull moment is hard to come by).
• Share ideas and feedback with the team.

The accomplished individual will possess…

• Professional selling skills and exceptional interpersonal skills
• Prior luxury goods experience preferred
• Proactive ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Works well in a team environment

An outstanding professional will have…

Physical Requirements…

• Available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings and weekends
• Standing for extended periods of time
• Able to safely lift boxes up to 40 pounds
• Comfortable climbing ladders

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
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  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
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  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
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  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…