Wayfair’s Exclusive Brands team is responsible for launching Flagship Brands, which are the homes for Wayfair’s best selling exclusive products. We are looking to hire a Merchant to help drive this initiative. The house brands we’re developing will combine Wayfair’s highly practical & deeply analytic DNA with inspirational photography and merchandising best practices learned from our lifestyle brand initiatives—to further differentiate Wayfair from our competitors.
In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to the growth of our brands. Daily responsibilities include overseeing the business of key categories, conducting product merchandising sprints, curating new product intros, category deep-dives in order to manage the assortment plan for their respective categories, and aligning with internal teams such as Commercial Programs and Brand Management teams. This role provides significant exposure to one of Wayfair’s strategic initiatives.
The most successful Exclusive Brands Associates are those who are driven, tenacious, outgoing, and have an equal passion for both business and process. Associates in Exclusive Brands must be expert multi-taskers, have an acute focus on detail and eye for style, and manage their workload in a highly-organized way.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage categories assortment across the exclusive brands portfolio
- Develop and drive a strategic merchandising plan for your category
- Curate house brands, conduct business analyses, contribute to site merchandising initiatives
- Align product selections with Brand team for upcoming promotions/offers
- Supporting management and development of Wayfair’s Exclusive Brands
- Forge and expand strong internal relationships
- Develop and maintain industry knowledge; stay on top of category and market trends
Desired Skills / Experience:
- Strategic and analytical thinker
- Ability to drive initiatives forward and work cross functionally
- Eye for style
- Articulate, persuasive communicator
- Goal oriented, entrepreneurial self-starter, gregarious, has presence
- Powerful attention to detail, takes ownership
- Savvy, quick thinking and comfortable in a dynamic, fast paced environment
- Proven ability to thrive as part of a team and individually
- Highly organized, able to juggle many projects at many stages of development at one time
- Excel proficiency is a must, SQL knowledge is a plus
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.
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