Product Developer

Bearaby

• Full-time
• 11-50 employees

Who WE are

Bearaby is an award-winning Direct to Consumer (DTC) company on a mission to bring comfort and relief to people of all ages who are searching for calm in a complex world. We create beautiful and functional products, including our flagship weighted blankets, that are sustainably manufactured from organic materials and innovative upcycled fabrics - loom to lap. We believe that restorative rest should be simple, natural, and drug-free - and that it's time to ditch the negative stigmas around healthy habits like napping and sleeping-in for a calmer, more collected world.

About the Role

Own end-to-end product development—managing the critical path proactive supplier follow-up, and cross-functional coordination to deliver on quality, margin, and timelines.Key Responsibilities

• Critical path ownership: Build, track, and enforce the calendar from concept proto -SMS/PP - TOP - bulk. flag risks and drive recoveries.
• Product engineering: Create and maintain tech packs, BOMs, specs, and grading in PLM.
• Supplier management: Daily follow-up with mills/factories on samples, test reports, costs, and lead times. negotiate MOQs where needed.
• Cross-functional coordination: Align Design, Ops, QC, and E-com to unblock decisions and hit dates.
• Costing & margin: Lead target costing and negotiations to meet margin goals. propose engineering alternatives when required.

Skills & Competencies

• Calendar discipline & project management
• Clear communication & stakeholder alignment
• Structured problem-solving
• Detail orientation & quality mindset
• Commercial acumen (costing, negotiation)

Qualifications & Experience

• 5–8 years product development experience in home textiles/apparel (bedding, sleep, and/or loungewear preferred)
• Proficiency with PLM and Adobe Illustrator; strong Excel/Sheets skills
• Managing vendors and timelines across multiple regions (preferably India)