Sales Associate- Premier Retail Bakery - By the Way Bakery

The purpose of this document is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list.

The Sales Supervisor is responsible for assisting the Store Management staff in maximizing sales, providing an exceptional shopping experience for the customer and managing the store in accordance with the company visual and operational standards. The Sales Supervisor assumes responsibility for the operations of a store as “Manager-on-Duty” in the absence of the Store Manager and Assistant Manager. Responsibilities: SALES LEADERSHIP: • Assumes Manager’s role in supervising staff in absence of Store Manager and Assistant Manager, • Strives for sales excellence and results, • Ensures selling standards are met, • Works with customers and models excellent customer service and clienteling skills, • Maximizes sales through strong floor supervision ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT: • Ensure associates are trained on product knowledge, selling skills and customer service and operations, • Provides information and feedback for Sales Associates, • Team sells with Sales Associates to contribute to the development of the selling team OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: • Controls company’s assets, i.e. key control, loss prevention measures, inventory paperwork and company standards of conduct per the employee handbook, • Strives for 100% accuracy and compliance in cash, inventory, fixtures and property STORE STANDARDS: • Helps execute floor-set and promotional directives, • Works as a member of the team to insure all store standards are met, • Understands, supports and complies with all company policies and procedures MERCHANDISING/VISUAL: • Ensure the selling floor is neat, clean, organized and reflects the correct visual image at all times, • Ensure presentation of all displays, fixtures and all visual areas are reflective of current visual direction FASHION/STYLING: • Represents the fashion and style of Veronica Beard, • Knowledge of current fashion trends and styles, • Appreciation and demonstration of an overall finished fashion look, • Comfortable with being on camera for social media purposes (both stills and video) PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Ability to operate computer/cash register, • Standing, walking, bending, squatting, twisting and climbing ladders 6-12 feet, • Simple grasping, pushing, lifting and or carrying things with right/left-hand which weigh 3-15 pounds WORK ENVIRONMENT: • Ability to create a quality working environment that will encourage others to develop and excel, • Foster a work climate that inspires mutual trust, respect, professionalism and teamwork to achieve goals Requirements: • Minimum of 2 years retail Store Management position/ experience in women’s apparel (or related field), • Ability to work flexible schedule including nights and weekends, • Strong verbal and communication skills, • Strong observation skills – identifying and assessing customer and employee behavior, reactions, and floor awareness, • Ability to retain and utilize data, i.e. names, merchandise, information, policies and procedures At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work. Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

AKRIS is an international fashion house founded in 1922 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Driven by the vision of Creative director Albert Kriemler, who designs sleek and effortless silhouettes for a discerning global clientele of women with purpose. The family-owned fashion house is renowned for its rarefied and innovative double-face fabrics, for pushing the boundaries of St Gallen embroidery and pioneering digital photo printing techniques. Your impact to the business: Your primary focus as a Sales Associate will be to grow the Ready-to-Wear business while simultaneously developing handbag and accessories categories. With a passion for gracious service, an interest in fashion, styling talent and product knowledge proficiency, your goal will be to build lasting client relationships through mastery of product knowledge and selling ceremonies as well as understanding boutique operating processes. You possess entrepreneurial spirit, passion for the brand, you can exemplify the company’s values and knowledge of the luxury/retail business. You have a passion for providing excellent service and you partner with the sales team and store leadership on key initiatives that support and drive sales and KPI targets. Essential Functions: • Achieve and exceed individual Sales Goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI), • Demonstrate strong product expertise, engage clients through the details and stories of our product with a confident fashion voice, • Actively use styling and selling technology to deliver the customer experience and drive sales, • Build and maintain client book as well as gain new clients, • Resolves client issues in a timely manner, • Proficient and accurate use of the POS system, • May be responsible for opening/closing the boutique as needed, • Participate in in stocking the store, • Maintain visual merchandising standards per company VM standards, • Be a positive role model, • Always maintain professional communication with store management, peers and clients, • Participate in monthly meetings and trainings, • Maintain a professional appearance and follow AKRIS uniform guidelines Knowledge and Skills: • Passion for human relationships, luxury, fashion, art, and design, • Tech savvy; ability to use and learn different software programs, • Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills, demonstrated passion for working as a team and strong drive for business results Requirements: • Previous luxury/contemporary Retail sales experience, • Position requires prolonged periods of standing/walking around store or department., • Ability to lift/move up to 25 lbs., • Able to work a flexible schedule, including holidays and weekends, • RTW experience preferred but not required AKRIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We continue to work towards creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our clients and communities and we offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where our employees feel included, developed, and heard

Summary: Town Fair Tire is seeking a highly motivated Quality Assurance Tester to join a mid-sized team of Software Developers, Data Scientists & Network Admins. The Tester’s primary role is to ensure the stability and integrity of in-house proprietary Software. Ideal candidate must have 4+ years of experience in Manual Testing on web based applications. Testers will also be involved in software deployment processes. This position also offers an entry level opportunity for learning or improving skills with Automation Testing utilizing Gherkin syntax on a C# codebase. Duties and Responsibilities:  Test in-house proprietary Software for defects  Use of Visual Studio and proprietary tools for code deployments  Assist in creation, maintenance, and regular execution of Gherkin based Automation Scripts coded in C#  Drive assigned tasks to completion with minimal oversight  Raise concerns or issues as early in the SDLC as possible  Contribute insight on user experience concerns or ideas  Communicate with developers and Project Owners to ensure functional and user requirements are being met  Document functional defects thoroughly using bug tracking and task management tools (Wrike)  Collaborate with end users to collect data on reported defects or concerns  Assist in all testing processes involving the migration and integration of new and legacy technologies  Participate in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement in process and standards for the entire team Requirements: To be considered for this job, candidates may be required to have the following skills and experience:  4+ years experience in Manual Software testing  Knowledge of quality assurance, software testing principles and practices, and understanding of SDLC  Experience with testing across a range of application types, including web, mobile and desktop  Strong ability to identify, analyze, and resolve issues in collaboration with Product Owners and Developers, including verification of implemented fixes  The ability to self-manage deliverables and communicate concerns  Display ownership and autonomy to work on tasks and be pro-active in managing it end to end  Excellent team building skills, including cross-functional team building  Participate in requirement analysis to understand specifications and user stories  Familiarity with Gherkin automation test architecture  Familiarity with SQL database structures and use  Familiarity using software Version Control application Git Personal Attributes:  Demonstrate a personal passion for delivering Top Quality product results  Proactive attitude toward improving and optimizing existing and future systems  Enthusiasm for learning new tools and methodologies  Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills  Able to conduct research into software issues and products as required  Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language  Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail  Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities  Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment  Strong customer service orientation  Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Tanya Taylor is seeking a part-time stylist to join the retail team at their new Greenwich Avenue store. Responsibilities: Client Management: • Greet customers as they arrive in the store and style them based on their shopping needs, • Serve as a brand storyteller and help create an inclusive environment for our customers, • Execute purchases and returns at the checkout counter, • Restock and organize merchandise on the sales floor, • Resolve customer complaints and issues in a timely and professional manner, • Lead customer service quality to meet customer expectations by offering excellent customer service standards, • Develop dedicated Tanya Taylor customers, implement appropriate CRM tools and maintain customer database, • Support in inventory and cycle counts to ensure alignment and partnership between front of house and back of house, • Help prevent shrinkage by playing an active role on the sales floor, • Work cross-functionally with corporate partners to drive and increase sales performance for overall business, • Analyze the business, propose, and implement action plans to improve results, generate sales for each product category, • Identify new opportunities to attract and retain clients, • Support store events to grow the business and brand awareness Qualifications: • Minimum 2 years of previous retail experience, • Womenswear and/or luxury experience preferred, • Established client relationships, • Sales-inclined and goal oriented, • Excellent social skills: the ability to communicate optimally both verbally and in writing., • Has a friendly and professional demeanor, • Passionate about fashion and styling, • Ability to use POS system and its inventory management functions, • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment, • Ability to lift boxes/weight up to 30 lbs Tanya Taylor is a New York based womenswear brand whose mission is to create clothing that inspires confidence, celebration and community. Through the artful use of color, texture and original hand-painted prints, each collection is thoughtfully designed with its customers in mind. The brand is proud to provide practicality and inspiration, offering a range of ready-to-wear including occasion dresses, separates, elevated basics, denim and swimwear in sizes ranging from 00 through 22. The brand opened its first flagship store at 980 Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side in 2023. The brand is available at retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Shopbop, and has been worn by inspirational women including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Tracee Ellis Ross, Beyoncé, Emily Blunt, America Ferrera and Nicola Coughlan. Job Types: Part-time, Seasonal

We are looking for a highly motivated AI Engineer to join our IT team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building real-world AI solutions and eager to work across the full AI technology stack—from model integration and retrieval pipelines to agentic AI workflows, multi-agent orchestration, and application-level features used by business teams. You will also contribute to data engineering efforts that feed AI capabilities, working alongside a modern analytics platform built on Microsoft Fabric. As an AI Engineer, you will help design, develop, and deploy AI capabilities. You will contribute to production-grade AI features in areas such as Open-to-Buy planning, Sales Forecasting, Intelligent Order Management Systems (OMS), Product Copy Generation, and Image Generation. This is a unique opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact AI initiatives while implementing modern AI infrastructure, LLMOps practices, and scalable system design. This role will work from our Greenwich, CT office and report to the Senior Director of System Integration & Operation on our current hybrid schedule, 3 days in office and 2 days remote. Key Responsibilities: AI Application Development Build and maintain AI-powered features including: • Open-to-Buy optimization and inventory planning models, • Sales forecasting and demand prediction solutions, • Intelligent OMS features for routing, allocation, and automation RAG, GraphRAG, + Vector DB Engineering • Develop retrieval pipelines using vector embeddings and similarity search (Azure AI Search, FAISS, Pinecone, or equivalent)., • Implement chunking, embedding, indexing, query routing, and relevance-tuning strategies, including advanced reranking and hybrid search techniques., • Maintain a high-quality knowledge base to support AI features via Retrieval-Augmented Generation., • Explore and implement GraphRAG patterns to improve knowledge retrieval over structured enterprise data and entity relationships. AI Agents & Orchestration • Design and build AI agents capable of planning, tool use, and multi-step reasoning using frameworks such as LangGraph, PydanticAI, CrewAI, or Google ADK., • Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol integrations to connect AI agents with internal tools, APIs, data systems, and other agents in a standardized, interoperable way., • Build guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints to ensure reliable and safe agent behavior in production. AI Infrastructure & System Architecture • Maintain private cloud LLM instance landscape, ensuring secure and efficient usage., • Assist in deploying scalable inference pipelines, batching, and caching layers., • Collaborate with DevOps and Data Engineering on CI/CD, model deployment workflows, monitoring, and integration with the Microsoft Fabric data platform (including Fabric MCP for agent-to-data connectivity). Data Engineering, Pipelines & Model Training • Clean, transform, and prepare datasets for ML/AI pipelines; contribute to data engineering workflows including ELT pipeline design, medallion architecture patterns, and data transformation within the Lakehouse layer., • Train, validate, and fine-tune models where appropriate (LLMs, forecasting models, classification models, etc.); familiar with parameter-efficient techniques such as LoRA and QLoRA., • Evaluate model performance and optimize latency, accuracy, and cost using LLM evaluation and observability frameworks (e.g., RAGAS, LangSmith, Langfuse, Helicone, or custom evals); manage prompt versioning and regression testing. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, Engineering, or related field., • Strong foundations in Python, data structures, and machine learning concepts., • Comfortable working with LLM APIs, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG patterns; exposure to agentic patterns, tool use, and GraphRAG concepts is a strong plus., • Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP also acceptable)., • Understanding of systems diagrams, architecture patterns, and AI infrastructure components., • Exposure to SQL/NoSQL databases., • Exposure to data engineering concepts such as ELT/ETL pipelines, data transformation, and data modeling., • Awareness of responsible AI principles including bias detection, fairness, and model interpretability., • Awareness of AI agent frameworks and orchestration concepts (e.g., LangGraph, PydanticAI, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, or Google ADK)., • Familiarity with prompt engineering best practices including chain-of-thought, few-shot prompting, and structured output design. Preferred Qualifications: • Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Spark notebooks, semantic models) and Power BI; experience with Fabric MCP integrations is a strong differentiator., • Experience implementing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers or A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol endpoints, or integrating AI agents with external tools and APIs., • Exposure to multimodal AI capabilities (vision-language models) for applications such as product image analysis or document understanding., • Experience building small AI apps, demos, or tools—portfolio/GitHub encouraged. What you'll Gain: • Hands-on impact in designing enterprise AI capabilities from the ground up., • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge LLM technologies in a private, secure environment, alongside a modern Microsoft Fabric data platform., • A chance to shape AI products used across supply chain, marketing, and e-commerce. Company Overview: Established in 2005, Marc Fisher Footwear company is a leading full-service, product-driven fashion footwear company with knowledge and expertise in design, sales, sourcing, distribution and marketing – all with dedicated and strategic direction for each brand within the portfolio, which includes GUESS, G by Guess, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Earth, Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole Men's, Hunter Boots, Rockport, Bandolino, indigo rd., Unisa, and Easy Spirit along with the namesake brands – Marc Fisher and Marc Fisher LTD. Our diverse portfolio of globally recognized brands – available domestically and internationally via wholesale and retail channels – consistently meets the widest range of consumers’ fashion footwear needs, from classic to contemporary, sport to dress, men’s to women’s. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with showrooms in New York City, Marc Fisher Footwear is sold worldwide through department stores, specialty stores and e-commerce channels. Marc Fisher Footwear is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled.

The General Manager is responsible for maximizing sales, providing an exceptional shopping experience for the customer, and managing the store’s visual and operational standards, including the store’s shrink %, wage cost and Clienteling. The General Manager is responsible for staffing, training and developing high performance teams. Responsibilities: SALES LEADERSHIP: • Creates an outstanding sales and Customer Service environment, • Strives for sales excellence and results, • Sets and evaluates weekly, monthly and seasonal goals for staff, • Works with customers and models excellent customer service and Clienteling skills, • Maximizes sales through strong floor supervision skills, • Assesses store morale, monitors and praises positive associate performance, and resolves and documents performance issues promptly, • Develops Sales Associates to be experts in the selling steps and client building through utilizing the Sales Training Programs and the Client Books STAFFING AND ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT: • Networks in industry to recruit and hire high quality management and sales-oriented associates, • Fills all levels of open positions within the store in an urgent and timely manner, • Ensures adequate staff is available to meet business needs – schedules accordingly, • Follows company criteria properly hiring, reviewing, coaching and promoting Sales Associates and Assistant Managers, • Administers company personnel programs including appropriate performance reviews, compensation and employment records, • Ensure personnel are trained on product knowledge, selling skills and customer service to support the brand experience, • Documents employee performance in a timely manner, • Creates enthusiasm and excitement within store to motivate high performance teams OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: • Protects store payroll by managing wage costs, salaries, and allowable hours, • Controls company’s assets, i.e. key control, loss prevention measures, inventory paperwork and company standards of conduct, • Strives for 100% accuracy and compliance in cash, inventory, fixtures and property STORE STANDARDS: • Execute floor-set and promotional directives; implements visual merchandising, • Supervises the overall cleanliness and organization of the sales floor and backroom, • Ensures store appearance and atmosphere supports and reinforces the brand image, • Understands, supports and complies with all company policies and procedures MERCHANDISING/VISUAL: • Ensure execution of effective merchandising strategies and directives, • Ensure the selling floor is neat, clean, organized and reflects the correct visual image at all times, • Ensure presentation of all displays, fixtures and all visual areas are reflective of current visual direction, • Identify and communicate product concerns in a timely manner, • Communicate inventory needs to support the business goals FASHION/STYLING: • Represents the fashion and style of Veronica Beard, • Knowledge of current fashion trends and styles, • Appreciation and demonstration of an overall finished fashion look, • Ensure staff is following Veronica Beard fashion guidelines., • Comfortable with being on camera for social media purposes (both stills and video), • Able to fluidly discuss product and fashion on camera Requirements: • Ideal candidate must possess 3-5 years in the luxury business, strong team leadership, excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills required, energetic, outgoing, driven individual with an eye for women's fashion and passion to succeed. Strong visual background, sound organization and operational skills, • Minimum of 2 years retail Store Management position/experience in women’s apparel (or related field), • Ability to work flexible schedule including nights and weekends, • Strong verbal and communication skills, • Strong observation skills – identifying and assessing customer and employee behavior, reactions, and floor awareness, • Ability to retain and utilize data, i.e. names, merchandise, information, policies and procedures, • Ability to create a quality working environment that will encourage others to develop and excel, • Foster a work climate that inspires mutual trust, respect, professionalism and teamwork to achieve goals At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work. Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

The purpose of this document is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list.