Merchandising Associate Summer

Position: Merchandising Associate - Full-Time (Summer 2026)
Start Dates:
June & July 2026

The base salary for this position is $64,000 plus a joining bonus of $5,000

This is a Boston based opportunity with a 4 day in office expectation (Monday - Thursday) with 1 day remote (Friday)

At this time, Wayfair will not sponsor applicants for employment authorization for this position for the following work visas: STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN

Who We Are:

At Wayfair, we support upcoming graduates in launching their careers in e-commerce and technology. With endless opportunities across technology, commercial, operations, marketing, and finance - there is a path for everyone. As a full-time employee, you'll be challenged to solve complex problems and build solutions to company-wide initiatives.

As a Merchandising Associate, you will develop business strategies and assortment plans to maximize sales and profits for your product category in close collaboration with Brand, Creative, Category Management, Analytics, Physical Retail, and Suppliers. You will own the product curation and will be responsible for ensuring merchandising operational excellence to deliver best in class presentation of our assortment to our customers, ultimately driving the evolution of our proprietary brands.

Leveraging your advocacy for the customer along with category trends with the various inputs available to you: consumer insights, industry trend reports, brand initiatives, performance analytics, strategic company initiatives, and data driven category insights, you'll make a direct impact on overall sales, Wayfair share gains, and help give customers the power to create a home just right for them.

What You'll Do:

* Build and maintain category assortment strategies, inclusive of developing a shelf space plan and actively selecting, developing and iterating on the product offering.

* Identify opportunities for category growth, utilizing competitive analysis, trend research and internal performance monitoring as data points.

* Partner closely with internal teams to determine how best to bring the selection to life in both digital and print.

* Drive relationships with external supplier partners to fill assortment gaps, ensure sharp wholesale pricing and grow mutual businesses.

* Maintain a close pulse on upcoming trends and customer needs to identify new assortment opportunities.

* Regularly assess financial performance and revise your assortment choices and shelf space allocation strategy as needed.

* Challenge the status quo and always be on the lookout for ways to streamline and improve the efficiency of existing processes while effectively managing multiple stakeholders.

* Support market research opportunities for category growth, utilizing competitive analysis, competitor shopping, and internal performance monitoring as data points.

* Manage sample requests to our retail lab and inspect products for quality control.

* Travel (4-6x / year) to attend industry trade shows relevant to your categories, meet live with strategic suppliers and further optimize our catalog.

What You'll Need:

Basic Qualifications:

* Current Senior student pursuing an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline with a 3.0 GPA minimum

* You must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by Wayfair now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

* Work, internship, or extracurricular experience within a retail and/or omni-channel buying role or relevant experience.

* Strong ability to analyze data and think critically about the business, understand and interpret performance trends, and apply learnings to the business.

* Strong creative sense, elevated taste level, and love of product.

* A genuine passion for industry trends, product design, and home decorating is a plus.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence.

* Self-starter motivated by the potential to define a creative and strategic vision and have an outsized impact within a team and company.

* Strong comfort level and appetite to use AI in daily workflow.

* Ability to travel for competitor diligence, trade shows and/or vendor meetings.

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