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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
Advanced Diagnostics, Ilco and Silca, comprise the Key Systems business unit of the parent Group dormakaba. Key Systems is the global leader in the Locksmithing and Automotive locksmithing industry and first key-blanks manufacturer, providing to our customers worldwide the latest technology and an outstanding know how. The uniquely extensive range of products and solutions – such as vehicle keys cloning and programming devices, residential keys’ duplication solutions, key machines for professionals – is distributed in more than 130 countries, with a tailored presence of our three leading brands by channel and country.
At Kaba Ilco, we believe in diversity, equal opportunity, and the power of our values to drive our success. We are committed to providing a workplace that fosters inclusion and where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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
- 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
- Prior background working with automotive, technical, or specialized portfolio products
- Experience with inventory forecasting, replenishment modeling, and demand planning.
- This position is onsite/hybrid in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
- Schedule : Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend or holiday support as needed
- 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 Assistance Programs
- Unlimited Referral Reward Bonuses
- Corporate Discounts for shopping, travel and more!
Advanced Diagnostics, Ilco and Silca, comprise the Key Systems business unit of the parent Group dormakaba. Key Systems is the global leader in the Locksmithing and Automotive locksmithing industry and first key-blanks manufacturer, providing to our customers worldwide the latest technology and an outstanding know how. The uniquely extensive range of products and solutions – such as vehicle keys cloning and programming devices, residential keys’ duplication solutions, key machines for professionals – is distributed in more than 130 countries, with a tailored presence of our three leading brands by channel and country.
At Kaba Ilco, we believe in diversity, equal opportunity, and the power of our values to drive our success. We are committed to providing a workplace that fosters inclusion and where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.