Specialist, Retail Visual Merchandising, Wayfair Stores

Location: Wilmette, Illinois, United States

Department: Physical Retail In-Store

Team: Physical Retail

About the Role

As a Specialist, Retail Visual Merchandising for Wayfair Stores in Wilmette, Illinois, within the Physical Retail In-Store Department, you will serve as the creative force driving in-store presentations. This role focuses on warehouse and logistics-aligned operations, translating seasonal merchandising strategies and brand standards into inspiring, shoppable spaces that optimize merchandise flow from supply chain to sales floor. You will support critical functions like floorsets, signage deployment, and visual operations to elevate guest experiences while directly contributing to business results through efficient store layouts. Reporting to the Department Manager, you will bring hands-on flexibility to adjust displays based on sales trends, troubleshoot layouts mid-shift, and ensure precision in every visual element. This position emphasizes logistics specifics such as inventory presentation and operational adaptability in a fast-paced retail setting, helping to build Wayfair's visual playbook for future stores. Ideal for detail-obsessed professionals who thrive in collaborative environments solving creative challenges at the intersection of warehouse operations and in-store execution. The role demands a blend of technical merchandising skills and soft skills like collaboration and adaptability, positioning you to shape Wayfair's physical retail presence today and tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate seasonal strategies and brand standards into in-store visual presentations
• Execute floorsets, signage installation, and merchandise flow optimization
• Manage visual operations to enhance guest experience and drive sales
• Adjust displays based on real-time sales trends and performance data
• Troubleshoot and resolve layout issues during operational shifts
• Collaborate with department manager on visual merchandising initiatives
• Support inventory presentation and shoppable space creation
• Contribute to developing the visual playbook for future Wayfair stores
• Ensure precision in all visual elements to maintain operational standards

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in visual merchandising or retail display execution
• Strong attention to detail and precision in presentation standards
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced retail operations environment
• Collaborative mindset for working with department teams
• Experience supporting merchandise flow and inventory presentation
• Knowledge of retail operations and sales trend analysis
• Physical ability to adjust displays and troubleshoot layouts mid-shift
• Understanding of brand standards and seasonal merchandising strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in warehouse-to-store logistics or floorset implementation
• Background in physical retail operations for large-scale retailers
• Familiarity with Wayfair's supply chain and store visual playbook development

Required Skills

• Visual merchandising execution
• Display adjustment and layout troubleshooting
• Merchandise flow management
• Signage and presentation precision
• Sales trend analysis
• Brand standards adherence
• Seasonal strategy implementation
• Floorset coordination
• Collaborative teamwork
• Flexibility in fast-paced operations
• Detail-oriented precision
• Creative problem-solving
• Guest experience optimization
• Inventory presentation skills
• Operational adaptability

Benefits

• Competitive compensation in a growing physical retail division
• Opportunities to shape Wayfair's store visual standards and playbook
• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment with creative challenges
• Collaborative team support from department management
• Hands-on role impacting business results and guest experiences
• Career growth in warehouse, logistics, and retail operations
• Flexible scheduling to accommodate operational needs
• Exposure to sales-driven merchandising and trend analysis

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