Wholesale Assistant

Wholesale Assistant

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 dcor, 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.

Primary Purpose: Support the entire North America/International Wholesale Team on all daily and long-term operating functions across all categories (i.e. leather goods, footwear, jewelry, RTW).

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in sales and merchandising to:

• Update weekly selling reporting by utilizing external (retail) portals for all categories
• Support ad-hoc data, aggregation and reporting such as "Available to Sell" reports
• Assist in quarterly market weeks by: creating line sheets, order templates and all subsequent market documents, order upload support through NuOrder and Joor, maintain showroom standards during market, support team members with in person appointments by taking notes and showroom presentation set-up.
• Manage all ecommerce copy and PDP imagery for all wholesale and international partners
• Assist sales team in coordinating and preparing decks for different projects
• Promptly and proactively support external client communication through weekly/daily emails and calls
• Review all new Purchase Order transmission and maintain their accuracy to our order file.
• Monitor ecommerce websites to identify if newness is live.
• Maintain and manage biweekly drop ship tracker to indicate if new styles are live on ecommerce websites.
• Assist sales team in Purchase Order uploads for international accounts
• Communicate confidently with internal and external partners to achieve sales functions.
• Ability to be in office 3 days a week minimum.

The accomplished individual will possess:

• 1+ years of experience in retail, field, or wholesale sales environment
• Previous experience and exposure with merchandising/visual merchandising
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite & Office platforms including Word, PowerPoint, Excel (*Must be able to execute V-lookups and create Pivot Tables)
• Exposure to NuOrder and Joor or retailer portals

An outstanding professional will have:

• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment (no two days are the same!)
• Excellent organization skills and prioritization skills of multiple projects
• Enjoys using both an analytical and creative mindset
• Self-starter attitude with willingness to take on new projects or challenges
• A sense of urgency and attention to detail
• Polished verbal and written communication skills
• Interest in learning more about the wholesale world
• Familiarity with retail math.
• Bachelor's degree required

Our Competencies for All Employees:

• Courage
• Creativity
• Customer Focus
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Drive for Results
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Learning on the Fly

Our Competencies for All People Managers:

• Strategic Agility
• Developing Direct Reports and Others
• Building Effective Teams

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 1-855-566-9264.

Base Pay Range: $65,000.00-$68,000.00

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.