Corporate Travel Co-Op - July 2024

Full Time
Boston, MA, USA
8 months ago

Corporate Travel Co-Op

Program Dates: July 8, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Who We Are: 

At Wayfair, we are looking for a Corporate Travel co-op who exhibits a friendly demeanor, sound judgment, and a rigorous attention to detail. The Corporate Travel  co-op is a high touch customer facing role; the successful candidate will be a people person, comfortable fostering relationships with both internal and external partners. In this role you will be able to own projects and help build processes to support colleagues within the corporate travel and community experience programs. This team member will  have superior communication skills, be tech savvy, and have a strong work ethic.

What You’ll Do:

  • Maintain Corporate Travel processes and troubleshoot problems with internal stakeholders and external vendor partners
  • Assist employees with booking business travel and co-manage the travel approval workflow
  • Coordinate room blocks and register teams for Tradeshows
  • Understand our Travel Policy and evangelize to travelers and travel arrangers on making savvy travel decisions
  • Heavy data analytics, mostly via Google Sheets

What You’ll Need:

Basic Qualifications

  • To be a current Sophomore, Junior, or Senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (eg. business, finance, economics)
  • The ability to commit to working 40 hours/week (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) from July 8, 2024 - December 20, 2024 in our Boston Copley office

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently and prioritize appropriately
  • A strong attention to detail and high level of organization
  • Capable of remaining poised under stressful event execution situations, and being resourceful when necessary
  • Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours
  • Experience with travel systems, and previous event experience are a plus
  • Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets experience, preferably with deep knowledge of functions and building macros and scripts
  • A positive, people-oriented and energetic attitude with excellent interpersonal skills
  • A strong sense of organization and ability to prioritize
  • An analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
  • An interest in working hard and being challenged in a fast paced environment

At this time, Wayfair is unable to hire candidates that require visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

Wayfair Co-Op Program Overview

Based in Wayfair’s Boston headquarters, Our co-op program is a six-month, full-time, paid program that runs twice annually in January to June and July to December Through the co-op program, students have the opportunity to gain impactful professional experience in their major or career field of interest by fully integrating with Wayfair business units. While the majority of Wayfair co-ops join directly from an academic program, some co-ops join us from varying professional and academic backgrounds seeking a six-month professional experience. In addition to exciting project work, Wayfair co-ops have the opportunity to build their professional networks, take advantage of training offerings, and attend social events throughout the program. 

An Important Note about Wayfair's In-Office Policy:

All Boston-based interns, Co-ops, and corporate employees will be in office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and work remotely on Friday.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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