About the Role
The Sales Associate is the front-line ambassador of the Coach brand, delivering an elevated, personalized shopping experience, meeting sales goals, and supporting daily store operations. This role blends luxury-retail service, omni-channel selling, and team collaboration to drive brand loyalty and revenue.
Responsibilities
- Represent Coach as a brand ambassador, adhering to the Coach Guide to Style and Service standards.
- Build lasting client relationships through personalized styling, product expertise, and fashion advice.
- Drive sales through cross-selling, upselling, and tailored recommendations.
- Utilize mobile POS, clienteling tools, and social selling platforms to capture data and encourage repeat purchases.
- Develop and execute personal sales plans; meet or exceed individual and team KPIs.
- Source new customers, maintain relationships, and follow up to close sales.
- Maintain high energy on the floor, manage multiple customers, and adapt selling techniques to business needs.
- Complete daily operational tasks while maintaining service standards.
- Keep sales floor and stockroom clean, organized, and stocked; follow retail policies, POS, and asset protection procedures.
- Process transactions efficiently.
- Support inventory cycles: receive shipments, stock shelves, and manage product movement.
- Assist teammates in functional areas as required.
- Foster a collaborative, trust-based environment; encourage team performance.
- Participate in brand initiatives, training programs, and inclusion activities.
- Welcome feedback, adapt behaviors, and maintain a calm, professional demeanor.
Requirements
- 1+ years of sales experience (luxury retail preferred).
- Knowledge of fashion trends and competitors.
- A combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Experience with POS operation, basic computer proficiency (iPad/laptop, Mobile POS), walkie-talkie use, ability to read price/release sheets.
- Strong English proficiency.
- Luxury retail background.
- Social media savvy.
- Experience with live-stream shopping or video demos.
- Clienteling and data acquisition skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs—including nights, weekends, peak busy season, and high-traffic retail days.
Skills
- Personalized styling
- Product expertise
- Fashion advice
- Cross-selling
- Upselling
- Omni-channel selling
- Social selling
- Short-form video
- Clienteling
- Data acquisition
- Visual merchandising
- Inventory processing
- Replenishment
- Asset protection
- Live-stream shopping
- Video demos
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ years of sales experience
About the Company
- Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941.
- Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.
- Coach 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.
- Our brands go beyond products—they inspire confidence, encourage self-expression, and build lasting emotional connections with consumers.
- Through constant innovation and deep customer insight, we anticipate where shoppers are headed and adapt to meet them with personalized, seamless experiences.
- Our digitally powered, unified shopping journey allows our brands to become part of people’s lives—meeting them when, where, and how they choose to shop.
Equal Opportunity
- Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.
