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E-Commerce Associate Intern (Summer 2020)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Round 1: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply by our Round 1 Deadline on September 27 to receive priority consideration for this role.

Final Deadline: The final application deadline is November 1 for consideration during the Fall 2019 recruiting season. 
 
E-COMMERCE ASSOCIATE INTERN

Wayfair is seeking analytical, enthusiastic, and self-motivated candidates for our E-Commerce Associate Internship in the Summer 2020. These individuals will demonstrate their communication and persuasion skills, quantitative mindset, and will execute strategic and cross-functional projects for their respective teams. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to enter the tech space for the first time and those seeking a new challenge to accelerate the growth of our business within our North American Retail & Merchandising organizations.

As an E-Commerce Associate Intern, you’ll have the chance to work on a team in one of the following organizations and make an impact on Wayfair’s growth and success: 

North American Retail

Wayfair continues to take the online customer experience to the next level, optimizing every part of the online shopping experience to help customers find what they’re looking for and create a home they love. The North American Retail organization is at the center of the online customer experience. At Wayfair, these teams set and execute the strategy for a product category, manage supplier relationships, drive process improvement, and negotiate pricing and inventory. They are also responsible for defining and creating a “best in class” online experience, working with Wayfair’s suppliers to ensure we provide customers with an endless assortment of products and great value. The organization encompasses teams such as Buying, Category Management, Lifestyle & Exclusive Brands, Promotions, 3D Visualization and many more.

Merchandising

The Global Merchandising organization is responsible for owning and maintaining Wayfair’s e-commerce catalog comprised of over 10 million+ products. The organization consists of multiple teams who each play a crucial role in defining and executing on “best in class” merchandising. The Merchandising Operations teams drives the management of our enormous product catalog and provides suppliers with tools to continually expand our product assortment. The Vertical Merchandising team focuses on improving the customer’s onsite shopping experience, while the Data Integrations & Analytics team leverages Big Data to optimize internal merchandising processes. Together, these teams deliver on key merchandising goals. 

What You’ll Do:

  • Build key supplier relationships to enable successful negotiations and drive towards best-in-class customer experiences
  • Create cross-functional partnerships to advance your category through merchandising, promotions, marketing, on-trend product selection, effective pricing and profitability strategy, and operational excellence
  • Leverage data to analyze the competitive environment and develop business cases for strategic initiatives 
  • Drive customer satisfaction and trust by improving the quality of our product catalog leveraging tools, data and resources effectively
  • Implement new merchandising technologies at scale, using data and insights to make it easier for suppliers to execute on perfect merchandising
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, utilizing strong communication skills to drive results on high-priority, high-impact projects.

What You’ll Need:

  • Strong academic record
  • Analytical and process-oriented, comfortable learning data analysis tools
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • A desire to win and drive collaboration cross functionally
  • Passionate about the customer with a strong interest in understanding and driving user behavior
  • Proven ability to thrive as part of a team or individually
  • An entrepreneurial spirit and mindset
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Experience in Excel is a plus

About Us

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.