Overview
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Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.
Primary Purpose
The Assistant Store Leader leads the store with their Store Leader by maximizing store productivity and profitability through teambuilding and staff development, goal attainment, and by ensuring compliance with all Kate Spade Standards.
We are looking for an exceptional Assistant Store Leader that leads by example, sets the tone on the sales floor, and provides feedback to the store team that will result in exceeding Kate Spade Service standards. In return you will be given the chance to lead an exceptional team and be part of a rapidly expanding modern luxury brand with the opportunity to advance your career.
Responsibilities
* Take ownership and accountability for store and support the Store Leader;
* Show leadership through role modeling Kate Spade Service behaviors and Kate Spade selling standards;
* Demonstrate empowerment to solve customer problems and meet customers’ needs;
* Inspire team to meet and exceed performance standards;
* Acts as advocate for the team, able to motivate others to achieve results;
* Communicates effectively with store leader, peers, supervisors, and corporate partners;
* Assists in developing plans to address key business issues, and utilizes plans to impact business and achieve desired results;
* Able to influence others to gain support to achieve goals and complete projects;
* Demonstrates effective time management skills.
Qualifications
* Experience in a retail service environment in a position of management;
* Knowledge of, and ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
* Ability to communicate effectively with customers and staff and manoeuvre the sales;
* Ability to work flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including nights, weekends and Public holidays.
Competencies for All Employees
* Courage: Provides current, direct, complete, and actionable feedback; handles people problems quickly and directly; takes necessary action when needed.
* Creativity: Generates new and unique ideas; makes connections among ideas; seen as value-added in brainstorming settings.
* Customer Focus: Meets expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; builds trust and respect.
* Dealing with Ambiguity: Adapts to change; acts without the total picture when needed; handles risk and uncertainty.
* Drive for Results: Consistently exceeds goals; top performer; bottom-line oriented.
* Interpersonal Savvy: Builds rapport and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact.
* Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly, open to change, analyzes successes and failures for improvement.
Competencies for All People Managers
* Strategic Agility: Anticipates future trends and creates strategies and plans.
* Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides development tasks and discusses career goals; fosters growth.
* Building Effective Teams: Builds morale, shares wins, fosters open dialogue, and defines team success.
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. Visit Kate Spade at www.katespade.com.
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