Recruiter, Wayfair
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4-5 days a week in office (Boca Raton, FL)
A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
4-5 days a week in office (Boca Raton, FL)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- If you are passionate about retail, event planning, and launching Wayfair’s new brick and mortar stores, this role is for you!
- 1+ years of recruiting experience in a corporate and/or agency environment. High volume recruitment experience preferred
- Experience driving creative sourcing strategies and comfortable with various tools (social media platforms, Avature, Indeed, GEM, etc.)
- Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to multitask, prioritize and work well in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
- Self-motivation and accountability to take initiative and capitalize on opportunities in an ever-changing environment
- A sense of urgency to deliver results for the business while working as part of a team
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Experience in luxury recruiting preferred
What the job involves
- As Wayfair continues to grow its physical retail presence across the country, we are seeking a Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition organization
- Responsible for managing and building candidate funnels, to ensure we are able to deliver talent within a reasonable time to fill, and build benches of well-qualified talent for different verticals (Logistics, Design, VSM, Sales, Customer Experience, AP)
- Create and manage job postings in our ATS/Recruiting tools (Greenhouse, GEM, Avature) and maintain accuracy with ATS/recruiting tools and effectively leverage these tools to deliver results
- Drive sourcing activities via various sourcing platforms, social media posts and other top of funnel levers to drive applicant flow for job openings
- Research, plan, coordinate, and participate in job fairs, campus recruiting events, community partnerships, training programs and related hiring events as needed
- Coordinate community and promotional events for the upcoming launches of new stores
- Perform administrative tasks associated with in-store recruitment efforts including but not limited to creating offer letters, monitoring pre-employment screening, providing communication related to new hire orientation to candidates, etc
- Collaborate and provide administrative support to in-store leaders and recruiting teams as needed
- Responsible for creating stakeholder relationships, influencing, and escalating issues on behalf of TA as applicable to their manager
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.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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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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