Coach Senior Sales Associate

About Coach

Founded in New York in 1941, Coach is a modern American luxury house celebrated for its leather craftsmanship, effortless style, and optimistic spirit. As an employer, the brand offers a dynamic environment where heritage and innovation meet across design, retail, merchandising, digital, and corporate functions. Coach values creativity, inclusivity, and personal growth, encouraging teams to bring authentic perspectives to a global business with a distinctly New York attitude. Guided by its commitment to quality, self-expression, and responsible progress, Coach provides opportunities for talent to shape meaningful customer experiences while contributing to the continued evolution of an iconic lifestyle brand.

Role & Responsibilities

• Understand how individual productivity affects store performance.
• Act as a Coach brand ambassador.
• Model sales behaviours from company training programmes, including omnichannel sales and virtual selling services.
• Maintain high energy on the sales floor.
• Consistently achieve sales goals.
• Serve multiple customers simultaneously.
• Anticipate and consistently meet customers’ needs, delivering service in line with Coach Experience standards.
• Contribute as a team member and encourage colleagues to meet and exceed performance standards.
• Help build a team culture where everyone can be themselves and feel seen and heard.
• Champion company initiatives, support management decisions, and take ownership of outstanding customer service.
• Demonstrate professional ethics.

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in a luxury retail service environment is preferred; a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Current knowledge of fashion trends and marketplace competition.
• Experience operating POS systems; basic computer proficiency, including iPad, laptop and Mobile POS; walkie-talkie use; and ability to read price and release sheets.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manoeuvre around the sales floor and meet moderate stockroom lifting and store-climbing requirements.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs, including nights, weekends, peak season and high-traffic retail days such as public holidays.
• Eagerness to learn live-stream shopping techniques, introduce products, demonstrate features and benefits, and work with the social selling team to create short videos on camera.
• Knowledge of social media and a keen understanding of trends across social media platforms.
• Ability to engage customers in signing up for Coach marketing and clienteling communications to drive repeat purchases and loyalty.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong English-language proficiency.

Skills

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from GBP 29,120 to GBP 32,000 per annum.

Benefits

Inclusive, innovative and fun working environment; internal mobility and career progression; one paid volunteering day per year and opportunities to volunteer on global projects; learning and development opportunities through the Ambassador Programme; regular social events; employee resource groups and regional inclusion councils; employee discount; incentive programme.

Culture

Coach fosters a creative, inclusive workplace where teams are encouraged to bring authenticity, craftsmanship, and modern optimism to everything they do. As part of a global fashion house with a strong New York heritage, it offers a collaborative environment that values innovation, diversity, and personal growth.

About Cerulean

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