Senior Associate Contract Administrator, Wayfair
4 days a week in office
A global online homeware marketplace
Job no longer available
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience creating, drafting and editing contracts
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills that put you at ease with financial data and accounting concepts
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to effectively convey insights from analyses to senior leaders
- Experience working within large datasets and resourcefulness in obtaining data when clean and/or complete information is not available
- Ability to drive complex projects to completion using effective project management, communication, and influence
- Excellent organization skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and multitask
- Results driven and able to perform well in a fast-moving environment and against tight deadlines
- Strong Microsoft Office suite (Excel is a must) and financial reporting skills
What the job involves
- Wayfair is seeking a Boston based Fulltime Associate to manage and administer its contracts
- This is a unique opportunity to join Wayfair’s Design and Construction organization and play an impactful role supporting Wayfair’s growing retail real estate portfolio
- The Senior Associate will be responsible for supporting the financial tracking and contract administration across the team’s spend categories including services contracts, capital expenditures, and owner procured items
- Own the contract creation, submission and recording for all Real Estate associated expenses including owner procured items, capital expenditures and third party spend
- Create process for contract change management, working with Design and Construction Managers
- Report on budget and contract data (commitment tracking, paid to date, pending spend)
- Act as a key member of the Real Estate team driving the operational initiatives and providing contract support to the broader Real Estate team and cross functional teams
- Drive continuous improvements in Real Estate processes, systems and tools, and documentation to maximize efficiency
- Special projects as required (ad-hoc analysis, report creation, process optimization, prepare presentation material, etc.)
- Liaison with cross functional teams in Legal, Finance, Accounting and Operations
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
Kirsty
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Insights
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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