Commercial Associate Intern - Summer 2026

Program Dates: Monday, June 1, 2026 - Friday, August 7, 2026 

The base pay for this position is $25 per hour. 

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.

 

Who We Are:

Wayfair’s Commercial organization delivers on Wayfair’s promise to help everyone anywhere create their feeling of home through building an unparalleled selection, driving tangible value, and ensuring a seamless customer experience. This team builds strong relationships with suppliers to provide true partnership in helping customers create a space that reflects who they are and what they need. They attract, grow, and retain Wayfair’s customer base through innovative marketing strategies. This team curates and refines product collections to enhance and optimize the shopping journey. The Commercial team also offers outstanding support to meet customers where they are through home services, financing options, and direct sales interactions. As an Intern, you’ll develop and execute strategies that generate competitive advantage for Wayfair, and the results of your findings will improve the end-to-end supplier and customer experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Leverage competitive analysis, market research, and performance data to inform strategic initiatives and provide actionable recommendations.
• Optimize the customer shopping experience by improving product catalog quality, accuracy, and selection to boost satisfaction and conversion rate by researching the categories and vendors. 
• Streamline internal processes, improve team efficiency, and manage relationships with external partners and suppliers, including supporting negotiation strategies.
•  Partner with various teams, including marketing and merchandising, to execute projects focused on promotions, pricing, and product visibility.
• Optimize communication and training materials for both internal teams and external partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute and take the lead on business-critical initiatives and present final findings and recommendations to broader teams and stakeholders over the course of the 10-week program. 

What You Need:

Basic Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or higher with the expectation that degree will be obtained between December 2026 and Summer 2027 with a 3.0 GPA minimum
• Must be returning to the course of study following completion of the internship
• Ability to commit to working 40 hours/week (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) from June 1  - August 7, 2026 in our Boston office
• You must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by Wayfair now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Data and process-oriented, comfortable learning data analysis tools
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A desire to win and steer collaboration cross functionally
• Passionate about the customer with an interest in understanding and driving user behavior
• Demonstrated ability to thrive as part of a team or individually
• An entrepreneurial spirit and mindset
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong comfort level and appetite to use AI in daily workflow
• Experience in Excel, Google Sheets is a plus

As a Commercial Strategy Associate Intern, you’ll join our teams that are driving Wayfair’s best-in-class online customer experience. You’ll be responsible for owning and maintaining Wayfair’s vast e-commerce catalog, executing strategy for product categories, managing supplier relationships, and continually improving the customer’s on-site shopping experience. 

Possible Team Placements Include:

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Wayfair Professional (aka Wayfair B2B) is an industry leading business to business sales organization dedicated to help businesses make good spaces great. Wayfair Professional is the ‘gated’ experience of Wayfair dedicated to all business customers. We organize our customer base and corresponding offering (site and sales) into 7 industry verticals, prioritizing our Interior Design, Commercial Office and Contractor experiences. We are on a journey to being a $5B+ business by 2025 (+30% YoY growth), with over a $300B opportunity to cover across North America and Europe over the subsequent 10 years.

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