Temporary Associate

Job Title : Muse (Sales Associate)

In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.

Primary Purpose : The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to...

Hosting :

• Give our guests the warmest welcome, always exuding confidence and proper etiquette.
• Able to develop long-term relationships with our guests by asking the most interesting questions, dancing the muse moves, suggesting outreach events ideas.

Team Building :

• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team atmosphere.
• Able to receive and give feedback in an honest and genuine manner.
• Celebrate fellow muse's successes.

Styling & Curating :

• Know and be able to communicate the kate spade new york aesthetic.
• Ability to story tell and use product knowledge to connect with our guests.
• Lead and inspire with your own impeccable style, always bringing your best look to work.
• Have the ability to spot and talk about products.
• Continuously work to keep the stockroom and shop spotless.

Business Smarts :

• Understand the product landscape across all merchandise categories.
• Ability to multitask like a pro, from operational tasks or cleaning the shop floor to processing POS transactions (a dull moment is hard to come by).
• Share ideas and feedback with the team.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Professional selling skills and exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Prior luxury goods experience preferred.
• Proactive ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Works well in a team environment.

An outstanding professional will have...

College degree preferred.

Physical Requirements :

• Available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings and weekends.
• Standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to safely lift boxes up to 40 pounds.
• Comfortable climbing ladders.

Our Competencies for All Employees :

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.

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.

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.

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.

• Perseverance : Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• 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.

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