by Job Title: Category Merchant, Curated Merchandising
Company: Wayfair
Location: Boston
Description: As a Category Merchant on Wayfair’s Curated Merchandising team, you will take direct ownership of the strategy, assortment architecture, team development, and end-to-end business performance for Kitchen & Dining Furniture (K&D), Home Office, and Accent & Entertainment Furniture (A&E) across Wayfair.com and our growing Physical Retail store fleet. You will operate as a true business owner—combining deep product knowledge, commercial acumen, and customer data to curate high-performing line plans, optimize key financial drivers (revenue, margin, shelf-space productivity, inventory health), and enforce strict quality standards.
Qualifications:
- Experience: ~5–7+ years of progressive corporate retail experience in buying, merchandising, category management, assortment planning, or product development (furniture/home furnishings experience strongly preferred).
- People Management: Direct management experience or demonstrated track record of coaching, leading, and developing junior merchants, associates, or cross-functional team members.
- Financial & Commercial Acumen: Proven track record of managing category P&L metrics (GRS, margin, conversion, AOV) and turning data insights into actionable business strategies.
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