160 New Jobs Announced In Galway

Up to 160 new jobs are to be created in Galway with the expansion of Wayfair Inc's multi-lingual European Operations Centre in Galway, Ireland.

Wayfair will open a new 30,000 square foot facility on Tuam Road to replace its prior facility in Mervue Business Park.

Wayfair vice president of sales and service, Liz Graham, said: "A key pillar of Wayfair's continued success is our promise to customers to consistently deliver excellent customer service.

"As European consumers become increasingly aware of Wayfair's exceptional ecommerce experience for home furnishings, we are seeing tremendous business growth in the region.

"The expansion of our operations in Galway will enable us to support the company's strong growth in Europe and ensure that we continue to deliver a world-class shopping experience as we redefine the way people shop for their homes."

New employees will join Wayfair's 200 existing Galway-based team members. Open roles include positions in customer service, inbound sales, business account management, finance, supplier operations, business analysts, recruitment, training and IT services.

"In Galway, we have built an outstanding team of dedicated professionals who are focused on ensuring the Wayfair ecommerce experience is stellar from start to finish," Graham added.

"Our existing Galway team has been instrumental in providing Wayfair customers with an outstanding shopping experience. We are delighted to expand that team with more top-notch professionals in the area as we scale our operations to keep pace with rapid growth of our business."

Commenting on the announcement, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O'Connor, said: "I am delighted that Wayfair is expanding its company and creating an additional 160 jobs in Co. Galway. Creating jobs in our regions is a key part of what we want to achieve.

"Ireland is now equipped to seize the opportunities presented by the growth of e-commerce by utilizing our skill base and technological capacity.

"Internet shopping is a high growth and competitive sector and our ability to attract major companies like Wayfair illustrates that we can adapt to new developments and technologies in order to provide companies with the relevant expertise and infrastructure required for such operations. I wish Wayfair and its staff every success in the future."

(MH/JP)