Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Comfrt LLC is the fastest growing ecommerce brand focused on mental health and comfort. The Product Development Manager - Home will oversee the entire product lifecycle, ensuring that products are innovative, brand-relevant, and commercially successful while collaborating with multiple departments.
Responsibilities
- Own the full product lifecycle from concept through launch
- Translate brand vision, performance needs, and trends into technically sound, fashion-forward product
- Lead development across performance knits and fleece
- Create and maintain detailed tech packs including construction, measurements, materials, trims, and performance requirements
- Own fit development, driving fittings to achieve optimal comfort, mobility, and silhouette
- Manage prototypes, sampling, wash approvals, and shade consistency
- Lead daily communication with vendors to ensure clear execution and timely progress
- Maintain a deep understanding of fashion trends, consumer behavior, retail dynamics, and fabric innovation within athleisure and outerwear
- Continuously research and stay ahead of fabric trends, new materials, and performance technologies
- Proactively test, evolve, and elevate fabrics to improve handfeel, durability, and performance
- Partner closely with the Fabric Manager to refine core fabric platforms and drive material innovation
- Translate macro and micro trends—across fashion and performance—into brand-right, commercially viable product
- Ensure assortments feel current, cohesive, elevated, and differentiated Collaborate with Design to align silhouettes, color, and materials with brand DNA
- Own competitive market analysis across knit and fleece categories, with a strong understanding of trends, pricing, and white space opportunities
- Analyze sales performance, margin, sell-through, returns, and customer feedback to inform product decisions
- Deep understanding of the brand demographic, strong eye for trend, understands the intersection of fashion, function, and culture, and can identify meaningful white space opportunities within the market
- Drive seasonal line plans, SKU architecture, and assortment strategies within category Balance core, seasonal, and newness to support growth and innovation
- Support pricing strategy based on product value, complexity, and market positioning
- Partner with Planning, Finance, and Inventory to align product strategy with forecasts and business targets
- Own and manage the product launch calendar, ensuring alignment with seasonal strategies and key commercial moments
- Partner with Operations, Production, and Inventory to ensure product delivers on time and in the right selling window
- Proactively manage timelines and dependencies, identifying and resolving risks early
- Ensure product readiness across development, QA, merchandising, and marketing ahead of launch
- Drive cross-functional alignment to support successful, on-time product launches
- Partner closely with Production as a key execution partner to ensure smooth handoff from development into bulk
- Ensure Production teams receive complete and accurate product information
- Collaborate with Sourcing and Finance to balance cost, quality, and performance
- Review QA inspection and testing reports in partnership with QA prior to shipment
- Proactively identify and resolve risks across fit, fabric, construction, cost, and timing
Skills
- 6+ years of experience in product development and/or merchandising within lounge, home, lifestyle, or related comfort-driven categories
- Strong technical expertise in performance fabrics, garment construction, and fit
- Experience across both knit (athleisure) and woven/insulated outerwear preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design, Product Development, Textiles, or related field
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables)
- Experience with PLM systems and tools like Asana or Notion
- Highly organized with strong project management skills
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Experience across both knit (athleisure) and woven/insulated outerwear preferred
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Company-covered health insurance
- 5% 401k match
- Discounts on all Comfrt products
- Flexibility and collaborative support of a fully remote environment
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