Analytics and Automation Analyst

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,500

This is a Boston based opportunity with a 4 day in office expectation (Monday - Thursday) with 1 day remote (Friday).

At this time, Wayfair will not sponsor applicants for employment authorization for this position for the following work visas: STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN.

Wayfair is continuing to expand our commitment to hiring and supporting talent early in their careers, focusing on filling opportunities with recent graduates who have 0-3 years of work experience. We are continually recruiting candidates for this position on a rolling basis as we have a high volume of openings that become available.

Who We Are: 

At Wayfair, we support upcoming graduates in launching their careers in e-commerce and technology. With endless opportunities across technology, commercial, operations, marketing, and finance - there is a path for everyone. As a full-time employee, you'll be challenged to solve complex problems and build solutions to company-wide initiatives.

Wayfair is looking for an Analyst to join our Purchasing Operations team. This team works across Wayfair’s Enterprise functions to optimize Wayfair’s purchasing  — identifying opportunities to simplify, spotting patterns, applying AI and automation, improving decision-making, and building more scalable ways of operating.

We are looking for someone who is naturally curious about how things work, quick to spot unnecessary complexity, and motivated to find simpler ways of getting work done. Regardless of experience, but you should be comfortable asking good questions, learning quickly, working through ambiguous problems, and using data and technology to build practical solutions.

You do not need to come in as an expert in AI, automation, or procurement. We are looking for someone with strong analytical instincts, a willingness to learn, and a bias toward action. The right person will enjoy digging into data, understanding how a process works, learning new tools, and helping turn messy business problems into clear and practical solutions.

This role offers broad exposure across automation, AI, analytics, procurement, finance, project management, and business operations.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with teams across the business to understand how work gets done today, identify pain points and unnecessary complexity, and help design simpler and more effective processes.

• Support the development of AI- and automation-enabled solutions that reduce manual work, improve quality, speed up decision-making, or make work easier for teams.

• Learn and use a growing set of tools and technologies, including workflow automation platforms, generative AI tools, enterprise systems, and data sources.

• Break down ambiguous business problems into clear questions, structured analyses, and practical next steps.

• Use data to understand problems, size opportunities, evaluate results, and help measure the impact of new solutions.

• Partner with teams across Finance, Legal, Talent, Procurement, Technology, Security, and other Enterprise functions to support projects from initial problem definition through implementation.

• Support strategic procurement and sourcing initiatives, including analyzing supplier proposals, identifying savings opportunities, and improving how Wayfair manages purchasing and supplier relationships.

• Help create and improve self-service resources, templates, processes, and standards that make it easier for teams across Wayfair to adopt automation.

• Build clear reporting and presentations that help stakeholders understand key findings, recommendations, and results.

• Stay curious about new AI and automation capabilities and help the team evaluate where they can meaningfully improve how work gets done.
   

What You’ll Need: 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, analytical, technical, or business-related field such as Economics, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.

• 0–3 years of relevant experience, including internships, co-ops, research, consulting, operations, analytics, technology, or other transferable experience.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Comfort working with data using tools such as Excel or Google Sheets.

• Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal settings.

• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by Wayfair now or in the future. Visa sponsorship includes STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN.

What We’re Looking For

• A strong instinct for simplification — you notice when a process is more complicated than it needs to be and naturally look for a clearer or easier way.

• Curiosity about AI, automation, technology, and how they can change the way businesses operate.

• Comfort using generative AI as part of your work, schoolwork, or personal projects and an appetite to keep learning new tools.

• Technical curiosity and a willingness to build. Experience with workflow automation, SQL, scripting, APIs, low-code tools, or AI development tools is helpful but not required.

• An interest in understanding the problem before jumping to the solution.

• A willingness to question existing processes rather than assume the current way of working is the right one.

• An instinct for when technology can help and when the better answer may simply be to eliminate or simplify a step.

• Ability to take complex or incomplete information and organize it into clear takeaways.

• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the broader goal.

• A high degree of ownership and initiative. You are comfortable figuring out what you need to learn and asking for help when you need it.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stay organized in a fast-moving environment.

• A collaborative working style and an ability to build strong relationships with teammates and partners.

• Experience in consulting, business operations, analytics, procurement, finance, systems, or another process-focused environment is a plus, but not required.

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

Benefits & Perks

• 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 (including 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.

Purpose & Inclusion at Wayfair:

At Wayfair, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where every individual experiences a fair and equitable employee journey. We are committed to developing targeted resources that raise awareness around inclusion and eliminate barriers, ensuring Wayfair provides a fair and inclusive workplace experience for everyone.

Social Impact & Responsibility:

At Wayfair, we focus on helping people on their journey to home - specifically those who have lost their way from home. We do this by leveraging our best assets, such as collaborating with leading nonprofit organizations, coordinating in-kind product donations, empowering our employees to get involved through paid volunteer time off programs, and encouraging our customers to donate. This multi-faceted approach allows us to support communities in need in authentic ways that align with Wayfair's broader mission of helping everyone, anywhere create their sense of home.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.
 
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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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