Product Manager – Door Hardware

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ferguson Enterprises, LLC in North Carolina is seeking a Product Manager for the Door Hardware category to own strategy, development, and performance, driving portfolio optimization and a segmented roadmap across core, mid-range, and premium tiers.

You will coordinate with Product Development, Sourcing, Category Management, and Customer Groups to ensure strong cross-functional alignment and customer-focused decisions, delivering impactful commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or an equivalent field.
• 5–10+ years in product management, engineering, or equivalent.
• Direct experience in door hardware category required.
• Strong financial and cost modeling savvy; translate data into opportunities.
• Proven ability to develop and implement product roadmaps across multiple price tiers.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement product strategy aligned to business goals and market opportunities.
• Manage full product lifecycle including new product development, enhancements, and sunsetting.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with Development, Sourcing, Category Management, and Customer Groups.
• Develop competitive selling tools, training materials, and go-to-market strategies.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Roadmap development

Door hardware knowledge

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent

Job description

Since 1928, Amerock’s award-winning decorative and functional hardware solutions have built the company’s reputation for chic design accessories that inspire homeowners to express their personal style. Marrying the perfect blend of beauty and function, Amerock's cabinet hardware, bath accessories, decorative hooks and wall plates are designed to coordinate with plumbing fixtures and other home décor elements, so you can easily create a seamless look across the home. We realize that our greatest assets are our best-in-class associates, which is why we're dedicated to offering limitless opportunities for growth and advancement. We want to help you build a long-lasting career with Amerock. Together, we can continue to lead the industry and help build our nation's infrastructure from the ground up.

Product Manager – Door Hardware Position Summary

Product Manager, Door Hardware owns the strategy, development, and performance of the Own Brand door hardware category! This role drives portfolio optimization and competitive positioning and execution of a segmented product roadmap across core, mid-range, and premium tiers. As the technical and commercial leader for the category, this individual ensures strong cross-functional alignment across Product Development, Sourcing, Category Management, and Customer Groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management

  Define and implement product strategy aligned to business goals and evolving market opportunities

  Manage full product lifecycle including new product development (NPD), enhancements, and sunsetting

  Evaluate SKU productivity, margin performance, quality trends, and lifecycle status across the portfolio

  Identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for consolidation or expansion

  Ensure alignment with the intentional product strategies, pricing architecture, and channel requirements

  Lead Stage Gate process detailing KPIs, financial forecasts, investment requirements, and commercialization strategy

• Competitive Landscape & Market Positioning

  Develop and maintain robust competitive analysis across national brands, retailer private labels, and online/DTC competitors

  Benchmark features, quality, price positioning, packaging, and innovation

  Identify the good-better-best gaps and develop differentiation strategies

  Translate competitive insights into product requirements, feature targets, and cost goals

  Maintain comprehensive knowledge of markets, channels, customer needs, and industry trends

• Product Roadmap & Segmentation

  Build and implement a multi-year product roadmap

  Define platform strategies, feature sets, and cost targets for each segment

  Partner with Sourcing to ensure scalability and cost competitiveness

  Drive NPD from concept through commercialization

• Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

  Serve as the internal subject matter expert for door hardware systems

  Define product specifications, performance standards, and design requirements

  Support supplier development and capability alignment to product expectations

  Inspire, influence, and align cross-functional partners toward shared goals without direct authority

  Ensure customer experience is embedded in all product decisions

• Commercialization

  Develop competitive selling tools, training materials, and go-to-market strategies

  Contribute to packaging and merchandising strategies

  Communicate product strategy, performance updates, and priorities clearly to all organizational levels

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or an equivalent
• 5–10+ years in product management, engineering, or equivalent
• Direct experience in door hardware category required
• Strong technical understanding of door hardware category
• Proven ability to develop and implement product roadmaps across multiple price tiers
• Strong financial and cost modeling savvy; ability to translate data into actionable opportunities
• Proven ability to translate complex customer needs into organized business cases and roadmaps
• Cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence without direct authority
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Strategic planning mindset with a track record of driving profitable business growth
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, integrate, and implement new solutions

At Amerock, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!

Pay Range: - $6,374.70 - $13,933.70 - Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles. This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible. Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information

The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information Ferguson is a project success company providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more. As a leading value-added distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings in the U.S., we exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful and sustainable. The professionals we serve help transform the world we live in, and we are their trusted partners with the scale to provide peace of mind. Founded in 1953, Ferguson is part of Ferguson plc, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FERG) and London Stock Exchange (LSE: FERG). With approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations, Ferguson plc serves customers in all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean.