Product Manager - Aftermarket Parts

Why Work at Rehlko

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!

What We Offer

At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:

• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Work-life flexibility

• Recognition and rewards

• Development and career opportunities

• A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

The Product Manager – Aftermarket Solutions combines strategic vision with the ability to implement tactical strategies for profitable growth.  The Product Manager – Aftermarket Solutions will develop an all-make aftermarket parts product portfolio; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies. 

Work mode: Remote or Hybrid (2-4 days onsite) if within 50 miles of Kohler WI

Travel: 20% travel US and Global

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the product development of all-makes aftermarket parts product portfolio to support Rehlko Industrial service organizations.

• Data analysis is used to develop global strategic goals.

• Direct the implementation of the global product line strategic plan to prioritize and maximize company and product line profitability and investments.

• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.

• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.

• Drives the highest value products into the market at maximum profit and sales.

• Prepares and coaches the parts and service organizations on product application information, product initiatives, and profitability equations.

• Recommends the nature and scope of all-make product categories by reviewing product specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.

• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.

• Obtain product market share by working with the channel managers and strategic marketing to develop product sales strategies.

• Conduct market studies, including VOC to understand new/adjacent market opportunities and assess viability

• Bringing new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and purchasing.

• Introduce and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, marketing, and production.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publica