Stock Associate

Seasonal Stock AssociateSince 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.This is a Seasonal Stock Associate role located on site in the Ocoee, FL warehouse.The Stock Associate supports the sales floor by ensuring merchandise is organized, replenished, and readily available to meet customer needs. They play a key role in maintaining inventory accuracy, receiving and processing shipments, and upholding visual and brand standards. Through efficient back-of-house operations and collaboration with the sales team, the Stock Associate helps create a seamless shopping experience that reflects the Kate Spade New York aesthetic and commitment to exceptional service.Key ResponsibilitiesCustomer Engagement & StylingGreet 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 AcumenDrive 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.RequirementsSkills & ExperienceProfessional 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 but not limited to public holidays).Ability to lift at least 25 lbs. regularly (up to 50 lbs, occasionally), to climb, bend, kneel, and maneuver 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" 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: 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: 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: 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 problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.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.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 View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io Pay Range $15.00-$19.50Tapestry will comply with minimum wage requirements and any other applicable pay laws based on city, county, and state regulations.Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.