Commercial Associate Intern - Summer 2026

Wayfair Commercial Strategy Associate Intern

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)

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.

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

Preferred Qualifications :

Possible Team Placements Include :

B2B Wayfair Professional (aka Wayfair B2B) is an industry leading business to business sales organization dedicated to help businesses make good spaces great.

Catalog Merchandising The Global Merchandising organization is responsible for building and maintaining Wayfair's e-commerce catalog of over 24 million+ products.

Category Management The Category Management team drives strategy for Wayfair's largest product categories through tight internal and external partnership.

North America / Europe Retail Tech Analytics The North America / Europe Retail Tech Analytics Team empowers stakeholders across the Global Supplier Organization to grow their businesses through data-driven analytics, scalable tools, and streamlined processes.

Physical Retail The Physical Retail team aspires to be the first and favorite destination for anything home.

Global Partner Support Global Partner Support (GPS) enables our Partners to do what they do best - design, source and sell products.

Why You'll Love Wayfair

Wayfair was selected as a top 100 Internship program for 2025 by Yello & WayUp! We take pride in delivering a best in-class experience! Our 10-week summer internship program is designed to give you a feel for what it would be like to work at Wayfair as a full-time employee. You'll be assigned real projects and contribute directly to your team's goals and objectives. Throughout the Internship Program, we provide interns with the opportunity to engage in social and community building activities including :

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 Accommodations for Applicants form.