Store Manager

About the role

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. We are part of the Tapestry portfolio, a global house of brands committed to innovation and inclusivity. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead your store to success by driving sales, profitability, and productivity across all channels.
• Execute strategic business plans while remaining responsive to evolving customer needs and local market trends.
• Champion a service-first culture, delivering exceptional experiences through personalized clienteling and service excellence.
• Resolve customer concerns with empathy, urgency, and professionalism.
• Inspire, coach, and develop a diverse, high-performing team that thrives on collaboration and results.
• Set clear goals, provide meaningful feedback, and celebrate individual and team achievements.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top talent who reflect the values of the Coach brand.
• Oversee daily operations including inventory management, payroll, and loss prevention.
• Ensure visual merchandising and store presentation meet brand standards and inspire customers.
• Optimize staffing and scheduling to meet business demands and deliver seamless service.
• Foster a welcoming, inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and empowered.
• Communicate effectively with your team, peers, and corporate partners to align on goals and initiatives.
• Serve as a brand ambassador, representing Coach in the store and throughout the community.

Requirements

• 1–6 years of leadership experience in retail or service industries; luxury or fashion background is a plus.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.
• A passion for leading people and building strong, motivated teams.
• A deep commitment to delivering best-in-class customer experiences that reflect Coach’s heritage and values.
• Strong business acumen with a focus on results and operational excellence.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills that foster trust and clarity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with retail systems like labor management, inventory, and sales reporting tools.
• Knowledge of fashion trends and competition in the market place; curiosity for digital engagement and social media.
• A collaborative spirit and the ability to build strong vendor and community relationships.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong English language proficiency. (for EU)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401 (K)
• Paid Paternity and Maternity leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Disability insurance
• Tuition assistance

Pay

$62,000.00 - $94,000.00

Schedule

Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs—including nights, weekends, peak busy season, and high-traffic retail days (including, but not limited to, public holidays).

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: 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.
• Creativity: 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.
• Customer 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.
• Dealing 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.
• Drive 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.
• Interpersonal 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.
• Learning 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.

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 articulate 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.

Note

This document serves only as a sample of job duties and responsibilities and does not include an exhaustive list of all performance requirements.