Accelerating Comfort Research's innovation capacity by leading thinking on new innovation from both internal development and sourced products
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
Responsibilities
- Lead efforts to identify and source finished goods from global suppliers
- 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
- Build and manage detailed business cases and profitability models for direct import products
- Drive fast learning cycles and product launches by removing traditional development bottlenecks
Other
- 3 days per week on-site at our office located at 1719 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
- Candidates should be within commuting distance of our Grand Rapids location
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
