Senior Data Analyst

Job Description:

The Partner Operations Analytics Team is one of the engines that powers Wayfair, a company passionate about data-oriented strategy and performance management. Our Analytics & Insights team is focused on solving complex business problems by utilizing advanced analytical techniques to uncover insights and develop recommendations that drive business results. We help steer the business by leveraging the largest data sets for Global Operations and Supply Chain. This team utilizes data as an asset and maximizes its business value to extend our market advantage. We work closely and collaboratively with other global teams to provide solutions to our business while we strengthen our position as an inclusive organization. 

This role will help support our team’s effort to transform a network of thousands of individual vendor businesses into a flawless operations network. Our technology partners are building next gen tools that suppliers will use to execute operational high value actions. Determining what the right actions are and if we’ve built the correct tools that address our suppliers’ needs will be a primary responsibility for the right candidate. These improvements should be mutually beneficial to Wayfair and suppliers alike, and enable more efficient fulfillment, communication, reporting, product availability, and increased transparency into our supply chain.

With this team she/he/they will have the opportunity to combine business knowledge, optimization techniques, and data science with data engineering and visualization tools to deliver the right solutions for the right business problems. She/he/they will have the opportunity to move fast, work smart, steer the business through data, and collaborate with a talented, diverse, multicultural, and international team.

The ideal candidate is an energetic team player who understands how to effectively drive results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing company.  Strong quantitative skills are required to analyze performance and efficacy of solutions, and due to the collaborative cross-functional nature of this position as well as high visibility with senior leadership, effective communication and presence are also highly valued.  Structured prioritization and creative problem-solving skills are both essential.

What She/He/They Will Do:

• Develop statistical and analytical models in order to support cross-functional initiatives.
• Collaborate and partner closely with Data Solutions, Data Visualization, and others to ensure scalable rollout of recommendations.
• Use data engineering and data science techniques to bring solutions to difficult questions into scope.
• Be the subject matter expert for data, analytics, and visualization within the Global Operations or Supply Chain organization to ensure accurate and proper interpretation of core business metrics and consumer behavior.
• Support broad improvement initiatives spanning thousands of suppliers to improve efficiency and visibility across the supply chain for our supplier partners.
• Analyze key performance metrics to root cause performance issues and drive change.
• Regularly communicate performance trends and improvements to senior management and leadership.

What She/He/They Will Need:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Management, Social Sciences, or other quantitative discipline field with strong academic record. 
• Experience in a quantitative, business intelligence, data science, or engineering role performing quantitative analysis is a plus.
• Hands-on experience conducting quantitative analyses on large data sets; experience with Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, etc.), structured programming languages (Python, R). 
• Proficient knowledge of SQL (TSQL, Google Big Query and Vertica incl. aggregate functions, joins, etc.). 
• Other Data Visualization Tools (Tableau/Looker/DataStudio) is a plus.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Solution-oriented, collaborative & curious mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication with a team player, highly collaborative attitude 
• Experience in delivering successful projects end-to-end on time.

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 Berlin, 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, or genetic information.