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Comfrt

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51 - 200 employees

🛍️ eCommerce

👗 Fashion

eCommerce • Fashion

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 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 • 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

🎯 Requirements

• 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

🏖️ Benefits

• generous paid time off • company-covered health insurance • 5% 401k match • discounts on all Comfrt products