Full-time Description The Product Management Innovation Lead plays a pivotal role in accelerating Comfort Research’s innovation capacity by leading thinking on new innovation from both more disruptive internal development and sourced products. This role is instrumental in identifying new product opportunities, enabling faster speed-to-market, and expanding our category portfolio beyond internally developed products. By leveraging external sourcing partnerships, this role allows the company to test, learn, and scale new ideas quickly—ultimately driving growth, profitability, and competitive advantage. Here's What You'll Do • Demonstrate the Core Values of Comfort Research in daily actions, execution of tasks, and interactions with others. • Lead efforts to identify and source finished goods from global suppliers that align with strategic growth areas and emerging trends. Use external sourcing as a vehicle to rapidly bring new and innovative products to market. • Analyze market trends, consumer insights, and competitive gaps to uncover high-potential product categories for expansion through imported finished goods. • Partner with Product Development to complement internal innovation with externally sourced products, ensuring a balanced and agile approach to product portfolio growth. • Coordinate internal resources and vendors for flawless execution of assigned projects. Track progress, manage risks, and adjust plans to address challenges. Communicate project status regularly with leadership. • Build and manage detailed business cases and profitability models for direct import products. Ensure imported items align with e-commerce pricing and margin strategies. • Drive fast learning cycles and product launches by removing traditional development bottlenecks. Use direct import capabilities to test new concepts and quickly scale successful products. • Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Marketing to align sourcing initiatives with go-to-market strategies, category objectives, and brand standards. • Work directly with global supplier partners to evaluate finished goods opportunities. Ensure suppliers can meet product requirements related to quality, compliance, and brand positioning. • Contribute to long-term category growth planning by identifying strategic sourcing opportunities that diversify the portfolio and increase speed to innovation. • Support the Sales team in shared goals and initiatives. • HAVE FUN! • Other duties as assigned by leadership. This position is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week on-site at our office located at 1719 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. The remaining workdays can be completed remotely, providing a flexible balance between in-office collaboration and remote work convenience. Candidates should be within commuting distance of our Grand Rapids location. Our Awesome Benefits Here at Comfort Research, we believe that the health and well-being of our Ambassadors and their families is critical to their success in the workplace. Comfort Research offers a generous benefits program that includes: • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan that begins accruing upon hire for eligible Ambassadors • Culture Awards program with opportunities to win cash prizes or extra PTO in addition to company-wide recognition • Several paid holidays throughout the year • Employee Assistance Program • Growing family bonus & extra PTO for new parents • Referral Bonus program • 401(k) program with generous company match • A variety of health insurance plans to choose from with company contributions to premiums • Dental, vision, and other ancillary insurance coverages available • Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage • Company-paid Life Insurance policy • Free product allowances & product discounts Who We Are Comfort Research is leading the furniture industry in innovative and affordable design and manufacturing. We’ve listened to the growing demand for quality, modern, leading-edge furniture and have responded with a bang! Today, you can find our products at all your favorite retailers, like Walmart, Meijer, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Amazon (to name a few). But that’s just the beginning. We’re on our way to realizing our dream of becoming the "Best Known Brand in Furniture,” and we’re pretty excited about it. As we’ve grown, we’ve continued to be recognized as a Great Place to Work—and we’ve remained committed to building a positive culture and creating a dynamic, fun atmosphere. We believe in hard work and we live by our core values of: Finding A Better Way, Doing the Right Thing, and Expecting the Best from Each Other and Ourselves. At Comfort Research, the pace is fast, the work is anything but boring, and the result is always more Comfort for All. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field • 5+ years of experience in product development, product marketing, project management, or e-commerce. • Demonstrated understanding of the role imported finished goods can play in accelerating product development and market expansion. • Proven analytical skills and experience building business cases and profitability models. • Strong cross-functional collaboration and ability to lead without authority. • Excellent communication skills and comfort working with external partners and global suppliers. • Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action, speed, and continuous learning. Comfort Research is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.