Must be onsite in Boston, MA (Monday-Thursday)
We are looking for advanced analytical, action-oriented, and collaborative individuals who can translate business problems into data-driven solutions and actionable insights to influence operational results. Successful individuals in this role excel at both qualitative and quantitative analysis while also being eager to communicate upward and outward to tell a concise story.
You will join the Operations Analytics team focused on steering Wayfair’s long-term strategic operations outlook. The Operations Analytics team supports long-term, high-scope, high-complexity strategic planning and business case questions within the operations organization. We work closely across Operations Research, Network Management, Transportation & Delivery and other operations teams to ensure continuity between their near and medium-term planning objective functions with our future state strategic outlooks.
What You’ll Do:
- Work within a small but high-impact team focused on providing analytical firepower to several groups under the operations umbrella, with a focus on Fulfillment, Planning, and Analytics.
- Support the strategic outlook and review pipeline for our global fulfillment and home delivery network, steering decisions to grow, reshape, and optimize our network footprint and within the 4 walls operations.
- Run the end-to-end analytics to recommendation pipeline, designing and building models that glean data insights, packaging insights into concise and actionable recommendations, and selling the data story to our cross functional and senior stakeholders.
- Utilize your experience in SQL, python, and spreadsheet modelling to build tailored and robust sensitivity analyses that unlock core business insights. Develop tools and dashboards that provide critical insights, enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Support work across teams ranging from Network Management, Operations Research, Transportation and Delivery, Real Estate, Customer Service, and more. Contribute to projects that span various operational domains, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Work in a fast paced, highly iterative environment that is responsive to the evolving needs of our operations functions and strategies.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Operations Research, or a related discipline with a strong academic record.
- Experience in an analytics or data science role, performing quantitative analysis and delivering actionable recommendations from findings.
- Ability to synthesize insights from undefined and open ended problem sets and articulate into clear, top down evidence backed narratives. Present complex information in a concise and understandable manner.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, including knowledge of aggregate functions, joins, etc.
- Hands-on experience and comfortability with python for data manipulation, analysis, and modeling.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience building comprehensive slide decks and white papers.
- Solution-oriented & curious intellectual mindset and curiosity, with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.
- High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate deliverables.
- Strategic thinker, able to provide direction and support to the team in setting clear project goals, managing the execution of projects that align with business objectives.
- Experience with or knowledge of supply chain and logistics concepts is a strong 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.
Massachusetts Applicants: I understand that it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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 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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Wayfair is the destination for all things home: helping everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. From expert customer service, to the development of tools that make the shopping process easier, to carrying one of the widest and deepest selections of items for every space, style, and budget, Wayfair gives everyone the power to create spaces that are just right for them.
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