At Wayfair Supplier Inventory Management, we partner with thousands of suppliers to maximize customers’ experience. This means driving speed and availability through inventory and positioning strategies with suppliers leveraging Wayfair’s fulfillment services (CastleGate) as well as suppliers’ own supply chain capacities. This role sits at the intersection of our Inventory Management, Category Management, Warehousing, Transportation, and Physical Retail businesses. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is comfortable operating in a fast paced and ambiguous environment to serve as a senior associate for inventory availability & vendor management. This role will partner closely with a portfolio of suppliers to ensure product is in the right place, in the right quantity, at the right time for the Wayfair customer.

What You'll Do: 

• Partner with suppliers to grow their business with Wayfair and develop insights to influence their product assortment, production, supply chain, and operations as well as analyze product delivery and supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. 
• Develop and execute strategies to optimize sales, turns, in-stock rates, and network balance to determine appropriate network design strategy for supplier partners. 
• Track performance against forecasts to identify and communicate risks and opportunities for the business. 
• Conduct ad hoc analyses using Excel and internal dashboards to drive decisions. Work cross functionally with multiple teams (Ocean logistics, Engineering, Pricing, Category management, operations, network management, merchandising) to solve business problems, and manage vendor relationships. 
• Provide active coaching & mentorship of junior team members 
• Work with senior team members, with a focus on structuring analyses, formulating portfolio strategies, and communicating findings to senior management

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of work experience in E-commerce, Retail and Operations/ logistics/transportation industry preferred
• Proven experience of taking on big challenges and delivering despite obstacles and limited resources
• Ability to handle multiple projects, and synthesize data into consumable formats and bring actionable insights through effective communication
• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel/ Google Sheets (including use of Pivot Tables, and complex formulae) to perform deep-dives on supplier performance and translate insights into compelling supplier pitches using Powerpoint / Google Slides
• Consulting skills to interact with supplier and internal teams; able to flex communication style, persuade, explain, and drive results
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with external executives
• Experience managing others, preferred
• Bachelor's degree; studies in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Business Administration, Operations Research, Economics, Statistics, a plus 

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 on designated days, Monday - Thursday, and work remotely Friday.

At this time, Wayfair does not provide sponsorship for employment authorization for this position.

About Wayfair Inc.

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, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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