Job Specifications
Since 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.
Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.
Primary Purpose: Build and execute a unique product strategy that meets and/or exceeds financial goals across the soft goods categories for both specialty & outlet channels (stores & ecommerce)
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in buying to...
Run reports to recap style selling and analyze results, making recommendations to Sr Buyer to drive improved current performance & hindsight business results
Review inventory often, identify risks and opportunities within the assortment
Work in close partnership with merchandising on assortment development to ensure business needs are met
Manage open-to-buy and markdown/promotional approach to ensure achievement of sales, margin and turn targets
Enter purchase orders in JOOR system
Keen on competitive markets & trends
Participate in discussions with the planning team regarding buying strategy
Partner with site and photo teams to launch products online and ensure product accuracy on site
Roll RTW & FW dept buys during market, manage sku plan and meet financial goals
Liaise with production team to ensure timely delivery of merchandise
Set up pre-sells for product when/if needed, ensure product launches on time
Gather qualitative feedback on product, customers, & competition to identify assortment opportunities
The accomplished individual will possess...
The ability to multitask, prioritize, and focus in a fast-paced environment
A strong organizational and analytical skill set
An innate curiosity, willingness to learn, and sense for creative problem-solving
A sense of urgency and strong attention to detail
Strong presentation, listening, verbal, and written communication skills
The ability to build strong working relationships with cross functional teams
An outstanding professional will have...
3+ years of experience in a retail buying role. An equivalent combination of work experience and education will be considered.
Omni buying experience preferred
High level of proficiency in retail math and excel
At this time, Tapestry will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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.
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahe
About the Company
since our launch in 1993 with six essential handbags, we’ve always stood for optimistic femininity. today we’re a global life and style house filled with handbags, of course. also clothes, shoes, jewelry, home décor, tech accessories and so many other things that you use every day. we value thoughtful details. we think a layer of polished ease looks (and feels) so chic. and to us, modern, sophisticated colors make a personal style statement all their own. it’s these founding principles that define our unique style. we like t...
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