Wayfair MBA Summer Internship - Summer 2024 Start

Who we are:

Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 18 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares and more. Committed to delighting its customers every step of the way, Wayfair is reinventing the way people shop for their homes - from product discovery to final delivery.

What we are looking for:

Imaginative, analytical, and adaptable leaders to join our home team. You’ll find a dynamic atmosphere where learning and growth opportunities are abundant, and hard work and results are rewarded. We’re a diverse community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. Every voice, every perspective matters. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

At Wayfair, you can explore your potential outside of the classroom and take the lead on high-impact projects. You’ll find autonomy, mentorship, and development opportunities in an open and collaborative environment. If you’re looking for a challenging and fulfilling career, make yourself at home.

Successful candidates will join Wayfair as MBA Summer Interns and will be placed into key functions across the business dependent on a combination of interest, skills and experience, and growth potential. 

What you’ll need:

• Incoming first-year MBA student with a demonstrated track record of academic excellence (strong preference for quantitative backgrounds: mathematics, economics, etc.)
• 4+ years of prior work experience required
• People management experience a plus
• Ability to think and perform both tactically and strategically in an ambiguous environment
• Demonstrated successful track record of progression in level of responsibility and scope
• Executive presence with ability to clearly and consistently work side-by-side with a broad range of partners and functions from CEO to customer service to deliver against complex initiatives complete on-time, on-budget, and over target
• Ability to multitask, pivot readily and react to and make decisions based on real-time data
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills
• Familiarity with Excel, SQL, and Test and Learn practices is a plus

Please review the two functions we are hiring for below. You will be asked to choose your top function of interest on your application.

Commercial (view this video to learn more)

Category Management is composed of dedicated general management teams that run product category specific businesses, such as furniture, bedding, and décor. These teams are responsible for managing the overall health and growth of the category (e.g. product additions, costs, promotions, availability, fulfillment) by executing strategy, building supplier relationships, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive forward key initiatives. In addition to Category teams, we have GM roles on our curation-focused teams that work closely with Category Management to drive the strategy for business lines within Wayfair, including Curated Merchandising & Stores, Catalog Merchandising & Proprietary Brands, and B2B & Perigold.

Marketing (view this video to learn more)

Our Marketing team drives growth for Wayfair by acquiring new customers and building our relationship with loyal ones. We aren’t your standard marketers: we own the strategy, P&L, and roadmaps for our portfolio of cutting-edge and in-house-built marketing and MarTech products. We leverage deep quantitative analytics and technology to acquire high-potential customers and engage them to come back again and again. We have petabytes of data at our fingertips, which we utilize to build algorithms and automated solutions to strengthen brand preference, engage new customers, and drive long term loyalty and brand love. If you’re a data-driven innovator who thrives in a dynamic, highly cross-functional environment, and want to own the end-to-end customer strategy for the business, we’d love to talk to you about finding a role for you on our team.