Merchandising Manager - All Modern

Wayfair LLC•Boston, MA

49d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Wayfair Curated Merchant, you will develop, execute and drive annual and seasonal assortment strategies for your categories. In this role, you will be responsible for category ownership and product curation, influencing how your category comes to life across all Wayfair marketing channels (catalog, digital, social media, and Physical Retail), ensuring accurate product representation and appropriate shelf placement. The Wayfair Curated Merchant will foster strong cross functional relationships to ensure all strategies and goals are achieved, acting as the representative of the customer in strategic decisions on the cross-functional team. The Merchant will partner with teams across Brand Management, Category Management, Creative, Marketing, Analytics & Operations, and external suppliers to ensure the strategic vision is executed all the way to the customer. Leveraging both data-driven qualitative and quantitative insights, you'll make a direct impact on overall sales, Wayfair share gains, and inspire and empower customers to create a home just right for them. What You'll Do As the AllModern Merchandising Manager, you will manage all aspects of the Frequency categories (e.g. Textiles, Decor, Lighting) with 3 direct reports. As the category expert, you will be responsible for bringing the brand style and vision to life by owning the category assortment and presentation to our customers, as well as collaborating with our supplier partners and internal stakeholders to drive our brand identity across all channels.

Requirements

~6+ years of experience within an e-commerce or corporate retail organization preferred. Preferably experience in buying/retail merchandising or retail home furnishing planning.
Management experience required
A strong interest in building a career in buying and/or supplier relationship management
Ability to understand a brand vision, aesthetic, and customer base and how to bring that to life through the product assortment
Ability to cut data and think critically about the business; ability to understand and interpret sales and performance trends and apply learning to the business
A passion or knowledge of industry trends, style and product design
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to influence cross-functionally
A personable and energetic communicator, eager to build relationships with new business partners - both internally and externally
Ability to communicate and feel comfortable speaking directly with C-suite level suppliers from large companies
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once; you don't miss the details and can work autonomously and with partners to drive projects and tasks to completion
Ability to "hit the ground running" - a self-starter capable of achieving specific target goals
Ability to travel (tradeshows & overseas) ~20% of time.

Responsibilities

Building and maintaining category assortment strategies; inclusive of developing a shelf space plan and actively selecting, developing and iterating on the product offering
Leading relationships with key suppliers to deliver on category assortment needs and inclusion in Wayfair programs, such as major shopping holidays
Analyzing core business KPI's and partnering closely with cross-functional teams on inventory, merchandising, marketing, and profit management to drive business results
Identifying opportunities for category growth, utilizing competitive analysis and internal performance monitoring as data points
Owning product curation and category growth efforts by maintaining a pulse on core competitive trends and customer needs
Attending supplier meetings and trade shows (virtually and/or in person) and leading meetings with suppliers to communicate on business performance and opportunities within the Specialty Retail Brands
Managing direct reports who will support category ownership

Benefits

Full health benefits available (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
No-cost access to 2nd.MD, a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
24/7 access to mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing support, plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
Paid Parental Leave, Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Wayfair Employee Discount.
Gym/Fitness Discounts (Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.