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Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.\nAt Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.\nAbout the Role\nReporting to the Retail Operations Manager, ANZ, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our retail stores across Australia and New Zealand. Working closely with Store Managers, cross-functional teams, and external vendors, you will help ensure our stores operate efficiently, safely, and in line with brand standards.\nThis is a dynamic role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and enjoys balancing operational priorities, project coordination, and stakeholder management.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nRetail Operations\nSupport the execution of operational initiatives across the ANZ store network.\nPartner with Store Managers to drive operational consistency and best practice.\nCoordinate and communicate retail operational processes, policies, and updates.\nIdentify opportunities to improve store efficiency and simplify ways of working.\nAssist with store openings, refurbishments, relocations, and operational projects.\nVendor & Facilities Management\nAct as the primary point of contact for maintenance providers, landlords, contractors, and other vendors.\nCoordinate store repairs and maintenance requests to ensure timely resolution.\nManage service requests and monitor vendor performance against agreed service levels.\nSupport invoice processing, vendor documentation, and budget tracking.\nBuild strong relationships with external partners to deliver exceptional support to stores.\nStore Support\nProvide day-to-day operational support and guidance to store teams.\nPartner with internal stakeholders including Retail, HR, Finance, IT, Visual Merchandising, and Loss Prevention.\nSupport the coordination of operational supplies, store equipment, and uniforms.\nAssist with store communications and training resources.\nReporting & Projects\nMaintain operational trackers, reporting dashboards, and project timelines.\nAnalyse operational data and provide insights to support business decisions.\nCoordinate retail projects and ensure successful delivery across stores.\nSupport budget management and cost-control initiatives.\nWhat You'll Bring\n3+ years' experience in retail operations, facilities coordination, store support, or a similar retail environment.\nExperience managing relationships with vendors, contractors, and service providers.\nStrong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\nHigh attention to detail and a proactive problem-solving mindset.\nAdvanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.\nExperience supporting multi-site retail operations will be highly regarded.\nWhy Join Kate Spade New York?\nBe part of an iconic global fashion and lifestyle brand.\nWork with a collaborative and supportive ANZ team.\nOpportunity to contribute to exciting retail projects and initiatives.\nCareer development and growth opportunities within Tapestry's house of brands.\nGenerous employee discounts and benefits.\nIf you are passionate about retail operations, enjoy building strong partnerships, and want to make a meaningful impact across a thriving store network, we'd love to hear from you.\n Our Competencies for All Employees\nCourage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.\nCreativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.\nCustomer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.\nDealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.\nDrive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.\nInterpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.\nLearning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.\nOur Competencies for All People Managers\nStrategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; 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