Product Development Manager – Athleisure, Outerwear

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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✅ 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

• Own the end-to-end development and execution of assigned apparel categories • Analyze sales performance, revenue, sell-through, AUR, margins, and product profitability to identify growth opportunities • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and consumer trend assessments • Translate business insights and consumer needs into commercially viable product recommendations • Evaluate product positioning, market opportunities, target retail pricing, and product costs • Partner with Design and Merchandising on product roadmaps, assortment strategies, and new product opportunities • Identify innovative materials, fabrics, construction techniques, and functional features • Manage the product development lifecycle from concept through production approval • Partner with Design, Technical Design, Fabric Development, and Sourcing to execute product concepts • Oversee sampling, fit approvals, materials, construction, costing, and product specifications • Manage development calendars, critical milestones, and production handoffs for on-time launches • Identify development challenges, recommend solutions, and drive timely execution • Partner with Sourcing to achieve target costs, retail pricing, and margin objectives • Identify value-engineering opportunities while protecting quality, fit, and functionality • Work directly with overseas vendors and understand manufacturing processes, lead times, and milestones • Partner with Quality Assurance to ensure quality and performance standards • Analyze consumer feedback, returns, and product performance for continuous improvement • Collaborate with Design, Merchandising, Planning, Sourcing, Production, and Marketing • Maintain development trackers, product specifications, costing, and project documentation • Communicate product status, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to partners and leadership • Drive accountability, problem-solving, and continuous improvement across development

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Product Development, Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Design, Business, or related field • 7+ years of apparel product development, product management or merchandising experience within fashion, lifestyle, or consumer brands • Strong understanding of apparel construction, fabrics, fit, costing, and manufacturing processes • Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting sales performance, market research, and consumer insights • Experience working directly with overseas manufacturers and managing development timelines • Strong fashion and market awareness with the ability to identify commercially relevant trends and innovation opportunities • Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; experience with PLM systems preferred • Excellent project management, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills • Experience in product development, specifically Athleisure preferred • Experience in a fast-growing DTC or omnichannel retail business preferred • Proven ability to translate sales data and consumer insights into successful product opportunities preferred • Experience working autonomously in a remote or hybrid environment preferred • Entrepreneurial mindset with strong business acumen, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency preferred • Strong technical expertise in high-performance athleisure and outerwear • Deep understanding of innovative fabric technologies, functional materials, garment construction, and performance features • Knowledge of performance fabrics and technologies including moisture-wicking, breathability, temperature regulation, cooling, stretch and recovery, water resistance, and insulation • Ability to balance technical performance, comfort, fashion, and commercial viability

🏖️ Benefits

• No benefits, perks, or compensation extras are specified in the posting

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