Senior Manager - Home Improvement

Location: Shanghai, China

Department: Category Management & Lifestyle Brands

Team: Business & Operations

About the Role

Wayfair is seeking a Shanghai-based Senior Manager - Home Improvement to drive category growth in Asia. This role focuses on building profitable eCommerce strategies by managing supplier partnerships with leading manufacturers, ensuring seamless execution through close collaboration with supply chain, logistics, and automation teams. The position involves steering high-level strategy alongside Buying, Merchandising, Pricing, and Marketing to optimize warehouse efficiency, delivery performance, and overall operational results for the home improvement category. Key emphasis is placed on problem-solving logistics challenges, defining category goals, and supporting suppliers in navigating Wayfair's advanced fulfillment network. The ideal candidate will leverage expertise in operations to enhance inventory management, reduce fulfillment times, and scale Asia market presence while maintaining profitability. This is a pivotal leadership role in Category Management & Lifestyle Brands, requiring hands-on involvement in warehouse and logistics specifics to reinvent home shopping across Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Define overarching goals and strategy for home improvement category
• Manage supplier relationships and build e-commerce strategies with manufacturers
• Collaborate with operations team on supply chain, logistics, and automation
• Partner with Buying, Merchandising, Pricing, and Marketing teams
• Drive profitable growth in Asia market
• Problem-solve operational bottlenecks in logistics and fulfillment
• Steer high-level strategy to optimize warehouse and delivery performance
• Support suppliers in execution of logistics strategies
• Analyze and improve category performance metrics

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in category management or eCommerce operations
• Proven track record in managing supplier relationships in Asia market
• Experience collaborating with supply chain and logistics teams
• Strong problem-solving skills for operational challenges
• Ability to define and execute category strategies
• Fluency in English and Mandarin
• Shanghai-based availability

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Logistics/Operations
• Experience in home improvement category
• Prior work with automation and warehouse operations
• eCommerce strategy development in Asia

Required Skills

• Supply chain management
• Logistics optimization
• Warehouse operations coordination
• Supplier relationship management
• eCommerce strategy
• Data analysis for operations
• Problem-solving
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic planning
• Automation knowledge
• Category performance analytics
• Vendor negotiation
• Mandarin and English proficiency
• Project management
• Market trend analysis

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Paid time off and flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities
• Stock options in growing eCommerce leader
• Collaborative team environment in Shanghai
• Access to cutting-edge logistics technologies
• Relocation support if applicable

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