ACQ, Sr. Associate (Shenzhen)

Location: Shenzhen, China

Department: Category Management & Lifestyle Brands

Team: Business & Operations

About the Role

Wayfair is seeking a highly analytical, passionate, and self-motivated ACQ, Sr. Associate in Shenzhen, China, within the Category Management & Lifestyle Brands department. This role on the Wayfair Global Selling team focuses on managing supplier acquisition and business partnership development for the Asia-based Supplier program, with an emphasis on warehouse and logistics operations. The position involves owning the end-to-end supplier acquisition process, from identifying potential partners to onboarding them onto Wayfair's platform, ensuring seamless integration into global supply chain and fulfillment networks. In this fast-paced, entrepreneurial role, you will collaborate with external suppliers, partners, and internal cross-functional teams to drive real-time material impact on Wayfair's logistics efficiency. Key focus areas include innovating solutions for supply chain challenges, optimizing supplier performance for warehouse operations, and scaling partnerships to support Wayfair's growing e-commerce demands in Asia. Ideal candidates thrive in ambitious environments, hitting the ground running to solve complex operations problems creatively. This position offers exposure to Wayfair's nimble Global Selling operations, emphasizing logistics specifics like supplier onboarding for timely inventory flow to warehouses, partnership development for reliable fulfillment, and cross-team coordination to enhance overall supply chain scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage supplier acquisition process from identification to onboarding
• Develop business partnerships with Asia-based suppliers
• Collaborate with external partners and internal teams
• Drive real-time impact on Wayfair's supply chain
• Set up suppliers for Wayfair's Global Selling program
• Innovate solutions for logistics and operations challenges
• Ensure efficient supplier integration into warehouse fulfillment
• Monitor and optimize supplier performance in operations
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts for supply chain scalability

Required Qualifications

• Highly analytical mindset
• Passionate and self-motivated
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Experience in supplier management or acquisition
• Willingness to work in fast-paced environment
• Interest in innovating business solutions
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Asia-based supplier programs
• Background in e-commerce or global selling
• Knowledge of logistics and supply chain operations

Required Skills

• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Supplier acquisition
• Partnership development
• Cross-functional collaboration
• E-commerce operations
• Supply chain management
• Logistics coordination
• Business process innovation
• Fast-paced execution
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Communication with external partners
• Onboarding process management

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a nimble, fast-paced team
• Drive material business impact
• Work on innovative supply chain projects
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams
• Career growth in Wayfair's logistics operations
• Exposure to Asia supplier ecosystem
• Dynamic environment for entrepreneurial individuals

Wayfair is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.