District Leader - Nashville, TN

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. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Primary Purpose:   The District Leader leads and drives all aspects of the Retail business for the district including customer service, clienteling, sales, team development and operations. This person will cover Kate Spade stores in a combination of Outlet and Specialty locations within territory. In addition, the District Leader will ensure the modern luxury store experience is consistent in the locations within the district and partner with our buying team to provide insights on our customers and competition in the market. The District Leader is accountable to ensure the standards and values of the Kate Spade brand are implemented with the highest level of quality and excellence. Through inspiring presence and ability to motivate teams at all levels, the District Manager will play a significant leadership role. The District Leader will need to reside in Nashville, TN The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Retail Management to…   CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT   Create and reinforce a proactive selling culture that focuses on building long-term relationships through clienteling and customer shopping experience  Foster an environment where service and selling are top priorities through training, coaching, role-modeling and personal customer involvement  LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS   Develop the team to deliver outstanding customer experiences across the district   Manage with integrity, honesty, fairness, and knowledge, promoting the culture, values, and vision of Kate Spade  Plan, identify, communicate, and delegate key responsibilities and practices to Coach Store Leaders to ensure smooth flow of operations  Review store environments and key business indicators with Regional Manager to identify successes, problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement, and provide coaching to District and Store Managers to take action and achieve goals  Create retention and succession plan strategy for the district  Act as a brand ambassador; actively promote the Kate Spade Brand in the market place  STRATEGIC FOCUS   Communicate vision, strategy and clear directions to team  Create innovative strategies to achieve both short and long-term goals  Work with Regional Director and cross-functional partners to establish objectives that support the vision  Make decisions that are aligned with Company priorities and values, welcome partnerships and always act in the best interest of the Company, its employees and its customers  BRAND AND FASHION AWARENESS   Stay current with market competition, industry, fashion trends and customer shopping behaviors  Understand and communicate how Kate Spade products fit into current fashion trends  Keep up to date on Kate Spade's advertising, editorial, PR and other external resources (social media, blogs, magazines, etc.)  Ensure Kate Spade Employees are perceived as fashion advisors to both associates and customers by communicating fashion awareness and trends in the marketplace  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT   Develop and execute strategies to grow the business (e.g. sales, clienteling, customer engagement, talent acquisition, retention, etc.)  Demonstrate a strong understanding of business acumen and analytical skills; strategically forecast, plan and budget to the needs of the business  Work closely with District and Store Leaders in managing to the budget while identifying and maximizing sales opportunities  Collaborate with business partners (Visual, Merchandising, Planning, HR, LP, Finance, Store Operations, etc.) to ensure strategies are aligned with overall business objectives  In partnership with the Buying team, provide input on the customer and competitor trends. Provide input on the assortment & planning strategy to adapt to the specific customers profiles.  In partnership with the Marketing teams, provide insight on customer’s mindset, competitor activities and defines district level needs. Provide input on how to make North America strategy locally relevant and provides input on Kate Spade’s brand position in market.   In partnership with Store Environment, provide input on Visual Merchandise and design needs based on door level specific customer flows and shopping behaviors. Share local competition best practices.  The accomplished individual will possess…   10+ years management experience in a similar multi-unit retail environment; a combination of education and experience will be considered  30% travel with this role  Proven ability to create strategies and deliver results  The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with Kate Spade Senior Leadership  Pro-active problem solver – ability to assess an issue and develop action steps for resolution  The ability to think broadly, consider all perspectives on issues, and reach logical conclusions that best serve Kate Spade as a whole  Track record of attracting exceptional Talent to an organization  Our Competencies for All Employees Courage : Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionabl