Sales Associate II - CE UK York (24-32 Hours)

Tapestry; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury goods company is seeking a Sales Associate to join their team in York and North Yorkshire. The successful candidate will contribute to achieving store goals by exceeding customer expectations through outstanding service. You will leverage your retail experience and sales techniques to engage with customers effectively. The ideal candidate will possess very good English proficiency, previous retail service experience, and a background in luxury retail is a plus. This role offers an opportunity to represent a renowned brand and grow within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Very good English proficiency is essential.
• Previous experience in a retail service environment is essential.
• Background in luxury retail is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Meet personal sales and productivity goals.
• Act as an ambassador of the brand.
• Ensure customers’ needs are consistently exceeded.

Skills

Retail service experience

Customer communication

Sales techniques

Teamwork

English proficiency

Job description

Coach is a leading design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections, with a long-standing reputation built on quality craftsmanship. Defined by a free-spirited, all-American attitude, the brand approaches design with a modern vision, reimagining luxury for today with an authenticity and innovation that is uniquely Coach. All over the world, the Coach name is synonymous with effortless New York style.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands powered by optimism, innovation, and inclusivity.

SALES ASSOCIATE

Primary Purpose

The Sales Associate contributes to achieving store goals in sales, productivity, and service by utilizing Coach selling skills, and Coach Service training. You will be responsible for meeting personal sales and productivity goals, and delivering service that meets or exceeds expectations. You will represent Coach to the consumer, act as an ambassador of the brand, and ensure customers’ needs are consistently exceeded.

PROFILE

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following proficiencies:

• Understand how individual productivity impacts the store;
• Behave like a brand ambassador;
• Model sales behaviours taught in company sales training programs;
• Maintain high energy on the sales floor;
• Consistently achieve sales goals;
• Able to work with multiple customers simultaneously;
• Consistently anticipate and meet customers’ needs;
• Service all customers according to the Coach Approach standards;
• Participate as a team member and encourage team to meet and exceed performance standards;
• Champion company initiatives and supports management decisions;
• Demonstrate professional ethics.

Further requirements:

• Very good English proficiency (essential);
• Previous experience in a retail service environment (essential);
• Background in working in luxury retail (desirable);
• The ability to communicate effectively with customers and staff and manoeuvre the sales floor.

Coach 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 Coach at www.coach.com.