Sales Associate III

FashionUnited; New Jersey; On-site; USD 20,664 - 26,863; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

FashionUnited is looking for a Retail Sales Associate in New Jersey. You will greet guests, provide styling advice, and drive sales through strong customer connections. The role requires a flexible schedule to meet business demands and understand product knowledge.

The ideal candidate should have professional selling skills, the ability to multitask, and experience in retail. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, a 401(k), and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests warmly and confidently, demonstrating strong product knowledge.
• Provide styling advice and create complete looks.
• Guide customers through purchase decisions and ensure a seamless checkout experience.

Skills

Professional selling skills

Interpersonal and communication abilities

Multitasking and prioritization

Social media awareness

English proficiency

Job description

Overview

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary products for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready‑to‑wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 public holidays).

Physical Demands

Ability to lift at least 25 lbs. regularly (up to 50 lbs, occasionally), to climb, bend, kneel, and maneuver the 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 feedback to others; faces people problems quickly and directly.
• Creativity: Comes up with new and unique ideas; makes connections among previously unrelated notions.
• Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers; uses customer information for product and service improvements.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Effectively copes with change; shifts gears comfortably; acts without total picture; handles risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Exceeds goals successfully; consistently among top performers; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people; builds constructive relationships; uses diplomacy and tact.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; enjoys challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; anticipates future consequences; paints credible pictures and visions.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging tasks; holds developmental discussions; engineers career plans.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams; creates strong morale; fosters open dialogue.

Equal‑Opportunity Employment

Kate Spade is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative‑action employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, 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 reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1‑855‑566‑9264 or [e-mail].

Base Pay Range

$15.00‑$19.50

Benefits

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401 (k), paid paternity and maternity leave, commuter benefits, disability insurance, and tuition assistance.