Senior Product Development Manager – Toys

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🕒 October 30

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✅ Product Manager

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Comfrt

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51 - 200 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

✈️ Travel

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Travel

Comfrt is a direct-to-consumer apparel brand and Shopify-based e-commerce retailer focused on comfort-first clothing. The company sells hoodies (including slightly weighted hoodies marketed for anxiety relief), loungewear, blankets, travel gear, kids and pet items, and accessories, and operates an ambassador program and mobile app. Its messaging emphasizes cozy, functional, lifestyle apparel and DTC online sales.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end development and commercialization of Comfrt's toy category, including sensory toys, squishy toys, weighted plush, novelty toys, and comfort-focused products • Develop strategic product roadmaps with Product leadership and Merchandising • Analyze revenue, unit sales, sell-through, AUR, gross margin, inventory productivity, and product profitability • Translate sales data, consumer insights, and market research into product innovation and assortment recommendations • Conduct competitive market analysis and identify trends, white-space opportunities, pricing strategies, and category growth potential • Evaluate commercial viability of new concepts, including pricing, costs, margins, and projected sales • Present data-driven product recommendations and business opportunities to senior leadership • Own product development from concept and design handoff through production approval • Partner with the Senior Toy Designer on technically sound, commercially viable products • Manage overseas and domestic vendor relationships, prototyping, sampling, revisions, timelines, costing, quality, and production readiness • Lead technical development across plush, weighted toys, sensory products, squishy toys, novelty toys, and emerging categories • Research and develop innovative materials, textures, constructions, and functionalities • Evaluate feasibility, materials, manufacturing capabilities, comfort, durability, safety, and consumer experience • Partner with QA and accredited laboratories to ensure compliance with ASTM F963, CPSIA, and CPSC requirements • Investigate testing failures, implement corrective actions, and review production-quality samples • Own the toy category development calendar and manage milestones through launch • Maintain development trackers, product specifications, and project documentation • Communicate risks, delays, decisions, financial implications, and project status to leadership • Partner cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, QA, Finance, Operations, and Marketing • Drive speed to market, vendor responsiveness, process efficiency, and profitable category growth

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Product Development, Product Engineering, Industrial Design, Business, Merchandising, or a related discipline • 7–10+ years of product development experience, with significant direct experience in toys, plush, sensory products, or related consumer goods • Proven track record of developing and commercializing innovative products from concept through mass production • Strong commercial acumen and ability to analyze sales performance, market trends, competitive data, and product profitability • Strong understanding of retail math, including AUR, COGS, IMU, gross margin, sell-through, sales forecasting, and inventory performance • Experience identifying consumer and market opportunities and translating insights into profitable product innovations • Deep technical knowledge of toy construction, materials, manufacturing processes, and product engineering • Strong understanding of toy safety standards, compliance requirements, and testing protocols • Experience working directly with overseas manufacturing partners, particularly in Asia • Demonstrated experience managing product costing, value engineering, and target-margin objectives • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including the ability to interpret and analyze product performance and financial data • Strong strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, project management, and communication skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute against aggressive development timelines • Preferred: experience building or scaling a new product category within a fast-growing consumer brand • Preferred: experience developing weighted plush, sensory toys, stress-relief products, or innovative comfort-focused products • Preferred: strong understanding of consumer behavior, market trends, and retail or DTC business models • Preferred: experience preparing business cases, product performance analysis, and strategic recommendations for leadership • Preferred: knowledge of injection molding, silicone molding, foam manufacturing, plush construction, and filling technologies • Preferred: established relationships with toy manufacturers, material suppliers, and testing laboratories • Preferred: experience working successfully in a remote or hybrid environment • Preferred: ability to operate autonomously while collaborating effectively across functions and maintaining strong communication • Preferred: highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a strong sense of urgency and accountability

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off • Company-covered health insurance • 5% 401k match • Discounts on all Comfrt products • Flexible and collaborative support of a fully remote environment • Supportive, creative environment where ideas and growth are valued

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