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.
Digital Commerce Senior Manager is a data-driven leader responsible for the financial and operational growth of the brand’s e-commerce channels. This role combines strong analytical expertise with business ownership, bridging commercial planning, digital operations, and technical teams. The ideal candidate is capable of interpreting both digital performance data and product-level KPIs, partnering with buying and planning teams to drive decisions that elevate online business performance.
Key Responsibilities
Business & Sales Strategy
Own e-commerce business performance with delivering seasonal sales/promotion planning & forecast along with cross-functional alignment. Communicate with Finance team to accelerate online business based on investment efficiency. Analyze sales trends not only site performance but also by product/category to drive commercial insights Partner with buying and planning teams to translate buy plans into digital channel strategy Monitor relevant variables to identify sales growth opportunities
Digital Analytics & Optimization
Leverage GA4 and other tools to monitor digital KPIs (traffic, conversion, engagement, etc.) based on deeper understanding of end-to-end communication and main site operations. Integrate buy plan into sales plan with monitoring sell-through and core product sales plan. Identify underperforming categories/products and propose digital levers (e.g., PDP update, promotions) Lead performance review cycles and communicate key learnings across functions
Platform & Technical Collaboration
Liaise with Digital COE including global partners and platform teams to scope and implement site enhancements based on annual budget planning Translate business needs with clear objectives and ROI assumptions
Team Management and Cross-functional Execution
Lead and Manage Sales & promotion planning team (1 manager, 1 assistant manager, 1 associate). Align cross functionally with Buying, Allocation, Marketing, Retail Filed team and Digital COE to ensure successful product launches and campaigns Collaborate with inside/outside stakeholders to run online business (e.g. Vendor, warehouse, IT, Customer Service) Lead execution of focus product initiatives across own site and 3rd party marketplaces
Key Qualifications
7+ years of experience in e-commerce, merchandising, or relevant planning roles Experience +3 years of people management Strong analytical mindset: fluent in both GA4/digital KPIs and commercial metrics like sell-through, margin, and buy plans Experience leading cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across functions including Buying, Marketing and Digital COE Communicating with non-digital stakeholders High-Mid in English; able to present complex data-driven narratives to stakeholders Experience in apparel or fashion retail is strongly preferred 3rd party mall experience will be considered as plus
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Accuracy of sales forecast vs actual performance Sell-through and gross margin performance on e-commerce CVR uplift and bounce rate improvement from optimization initiatives Effectiveness of digital promotion and product focus strategie
Our Competencies for All Employees
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder. Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
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 the 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. Visit Kate Spade at www.katespade.com.
General Description of All Benefits: Our company offers a number of benefits to eligible employees, including health benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance and disability insurance. Eligible employees are also able to enroll in our company’s 401(k) savings plan and take paid time off for wellness needs and vacations. For additional information about our benefits Click Here - U.S Store Compensation & Benefits
General Description of Other Compensation: Eligible employees will be able to receive discounts on certain products and incentive compensation.