Temporary Associate

Tapestry•Leeds, AL

About The Position

The Stylist serves as a trusted, knowledgeable advisor who helps customers select products suited to their aesthetic and lifestyle. The role helps customers discover and express their personal style and shows them how to incorporate Kate Spade products into their existing wardrobe. The position focuses on customer engagement, styling, sales, and business operations. Associates build customer connections through product knowledge and storytelling, offer styling advice and complete looks, guide purchase decisions, and support a seamless checkout experience. They also maintain operational excellence, including stockroom organization and POS transactions. The schedule must be flexible to meet business needs, including nights, weekends, busy season, high-traffic retail days, and public holidays. The role includes regular lifting of at least 25 lbs and occasional lifting up to 50 lbs, along with climbing, bending, kneeling, and maneuvering around the sales floor and stockroom.

Requirements

Professional selling skills and 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, depending on the market.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, busy season, high-traffic retail days, and public holidays.
Ability to regularly lift at least 25 lbs and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs, climb, bend, kneel, and maneuver around the sales floor and stockroom.

Responsibilities

Greet guests warmly and confidently, demonstrating strong product knowledge.
Listen actively and ask follow-up questions to understand customer needs.
Provide styling advice, suggest add-ons, and create complete looks.
Show creative ways to wear products and encourage customers to explore new styles.
Guide customers through purchase decisions and provide a seamless checkout experience.
Reinforce and celebrate customer choices and invite customers to return.
Drive results through customer connections and storytelling.
Demonstrate knowledge of the brand and product attributes across all categories.
Maintain operational excellence, including stockroom organization and POS transactions.
Give and receive feedback honestly and constructively.