Temporary Sales Associate

Coach

Jackson (NJ)

On-site

USD 20,664 - 26,863

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Paternity and Maternity leave

Commuter Benefits

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Coach is looking for a sales associate in Jackson, NJ. As a brand ambassador, you'll build client relationships and drive sales through personalized styling and expertise.

The ideal candidate should have at least 1 year of sales experience, preferably in luxury retail, and be able to work a flexible schedule. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance among others. Join us in creating memorable customer experiences!

Qualifications

1+ years of sales experience, knowledge of fashion trends.
Ability to lift 25 lb regularly and work flexible hours.
Experience with clienteling and data acquisition skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Build lasting client relationships through personalized styling and product expertise.
Drive sales through cross‑selling and tailored recommendations.
Complete daily operational tasks while maintaining service standards.

Skills

Sales experience (luxury retail preferred)

Strong English proficiency

Ability to work at a fast pace

Social media savvy

Tools

POS operation

Basic computer proficiency (iPad/laptop)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Represent Coach as a brand ambassador, adhering to the Coach Guide to Style and Service standards.
Build lasting client relationships through personalized styling, product expertise, and fashion advice.
Drive sales through cross‑selling, upselling, and tailored recommendations.
Utilize mobile POS, clienteling tools, and social selling platforms (including short‑form video) to capture data and encourage repeat purchases.
Develop and execute personal sales plans; meet or exceed individual and team KPIs.
Source new customers, maintain relationships, and follow up to close sales.
Maintain high energy on the floor, manage multiple customers, and adapt selling techniques to business needs.
Complete daily operational tasks (cash wrap, inventory processing, replenishment, visual merchandising) while maintaining service standards.
Keep sales floor and stockroom clean, organized, and stocked; follow retail policies, POS, and asset protection procedures.
Process transactions efficiently (purchases, returns, exchanges, online pickups).
Support inventory cycles: receive shipments, stock shelves, and manage product movement.
Assist teammates in functional areas as required.
Foster a collaborative, trust‑based environment; encourage team performance.
Participate in brand initiatives, training programs, and inclusion activities.
Welcome feedback, adapt behaviors, and maintain a calm, professional demeanor.

Required Qualifications

1+ years of sales experience (luxury retail preferred); knowledge of fashion trends and competitors. A combination of education and experience will be considered.
Experience with POS operation, basic computer proficiency (iPad/laptop, Mobile POS), walkie‑talkie use, ability to read price/release sheets.
Ability to work at a fast pace, lift 25 lb regularly (up to 50 lb occasionally), climb, bend, kneel, and maneuver sales floor and stockroom.
Strong English proficiency.
Luxury retail background, social media savvy, experience with live‑stream shopping or video demos, clienteling and data acquisition skills (preferred).
Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
Strong English language proficiency (for EU).

Schedule

Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs—including nights, weekends, peak busy season, and high‑traffic retail days (including, but not limited to, public holidays).

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 up to people problems on any person or situation quickly and directly.
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: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; 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; 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; 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; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1‑855‑566‑9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com.

Base Pay Range

$15.00–$19.50

Tapestry will comply with minimum wage requirements and any other applicable pay laws based on city, county, and state regulations.

Benefits