Buyers Admin Assistant

Wayfair; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online home goods retailer is seeking a Buyer's Admin Assistant to support the Merchant team in executing assortment strategies. This role involves collaborating with various teams, ensuring product quality, and identifying market trends. Ideal for recent graduates with a passion for merchandising and design, this position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or entry-level candidate interested in merchandising.
• Experience in buying or merchandising preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support in building category assortment strategies.
• Audit 'Wayfair Verified' items against quality standards.
• Identify growth opportunities through analysis and trend research.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Creativity

Education

Recent Graduate

Job description

As a Buyer's Admin Assistant, you will support the Merchant team in developing, executing, and driving assortment strategies for a given product category. You will work closely with Merchant Category owners to implement the strategic vision, verify 'Wayfair Verified' items, and ensure product quality, style, and price align with our strategy. You will influence product range quality checks and ensure accurate product representation across marketing channels.

What you'll do on any given day as a Buyer's Admin Assistant...

You will execute our curation strategy, understand market trends, collaborate with Merchants, validate 'Wayfair Verified' items, and ensure they meet quality standards. Your role involves knowing customer needs, amplifying successful products, and working with senior merchants to identify future best sellers. Success requires tenacity, agility, attention to detail, collaboration, and team spirit.

What You’ll Do

• Support in building category assortment strategies, including shelf space planning and product selection
• Audit 'Wayfair Verified' items against quality standards
• Decide on inclusion of products as 'Wayfair Verified' based on audits
• Communicate audit results to the Merchants team to optimize product selection
• Partner with the Wayfair Verified Studio team for video scheduling
• Collaborate with PVP Sampling and WH Consolidation Teams for sampling and audits
• Identify growth opportunities through analysis and trend research
• Monitor trends and customer needs to discover new opportunities
• Attend industry trade shows internationally 1-2 times per year to engage with suppliers

Who You Are

• Recent graduate or entry-level candidate interested in merchandising in a fast-paced e-commerce environment
• Creative with good taste and a passion for industry trends, product design, and home decor
• Experience in buying or merchandising, especially in assortment curation, is preferred
• Excellent communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders
• Capable of thriving in a high-growth, ambiguous environment
• Self-motivated with a strategic vision and impact-driven mindset
• Willing to work from Wayfair’s Office in Leicestershire (Lutterworth) 5 days a week

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is a leading online home goods retailer, committed to innovation and customer satisfaction. We offer rapid growth, learning opportunities, and dynamic challenges. We celebrate diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. Our community values every voice and perspective, helping us build a better Wayfair and world for all. Your personal data is processed according to our privacy policy, and you can contact us for rights under data protection laws.