Product Manager - Keys

Product Manager – Keys

Position Overview

The Product Manager is a business-oriented role focused on ensuring the smooth launch of new product features while maintaining the high standards of existing products. You will drive the product lifecycle from planning to execution in support of organizational strategy and objectives. Your work Includes analyzing product requirements, testing, debugging, and identifying enhancements to current features and functionality. As a Product Manager, you will compile and evaluate research to establish marketing strategies, including product direction, advertising, packaging, pricing, profit plans and future product development.

What You Will Do

• Develops, manages and achieves sales and gross margin budget for keys product lines – flat and automotive keys
•  Drives, manages and oversees sales volumes to meet and exceed budget
• Sets and modifies pricing to meet revenue and profitability goals to drive company success
• Drives and develops the marketing plans and long term business plans to maximize sales performance
•  Oversees the product life cycle 
• Creates marketing strategies including advertising, packaging, pricing, budgets, margins and future new product development to meet market needs
• Analyzes the North American market, anticipates trends, and recognizes business opportunities and provides synthesis of market intelligence
• Supports sales, customer and tech services with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise
• Drives brand and key category development in North America
• Analyzes new product viability including sales volume potentials, number of sku’s and cost of goods
• Provides feedback of market information to the technical department providing basis for competitors’ benchmark and innovation
• Performs additional tasks as assigned

What We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in product management support, project coordination, or commercial operations
• Proven experience tracking tasks and managing workflows using Jira, Asana, or equivalent project management software
• Experience with Technical, Analytical and Project Management scope and capabilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) for maintaining accurate product, pricing, and inventory data
• Interpersonal skills to effectively share product information cross-functionally and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience assisting with product launches, marketing collateral creation, and trade show execution
• Ability to quickly learn the technical nuances of the KCM portfolio to successfully evaluate and escalate product performance issues.
• Willingness to Travel: Approximately 20%–30% of the time

What We Prefer

• Prior background working with automotive, technical, or specialized portfolio products
• Experience with inventory forecasting, replenishment modeling, and demand planning.

Ways of Working

• This position is onsite/hybrid in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend or holiday support as needed

What We Offer

• Taking Care of our Employees with Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance coverage options. 

• Your health is our priority, we offer Medical Wellness Programs to aid in your well-being.

• Vacation and Personal Time Off

• We support your growing family; we provide Parental Leave for Moms and Dads!

• Wisely plan for your future with our 401k Matching plan beginning on Day One.

• Supporting your career development with our Tuition Reimbursement Program.

• Robust culture supporting internal advancement with our Learn and Grow Program. 

• 24/7 access to over 15,000 LinkedIn Learning courses to assist in your professional development and to expand on your individual interests.

• Employee Assistan