Vice President

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At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations Support – Carmel, Indiana

The Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations Support will provide leadership and strategy for global supply chain functions including Global Supply Management for Direct and Indirect Sourcing, Supplier Quality & Development, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Technology and Automation, SIOP, Materials Management, Logistics & Distribution, and Global Product Quality. Collaborating closely with business unit leadership, manufacturing operations, and product engineering, this leader will create overarching supply chain strategies to support the successful execution of the business strategic plans to achieve company objectives.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Americas, this role will lead and develop a high performing global team of professionals responsible for:

• Leading the design, and deployment of the long-term Global Supply Chain resiliency strategy

• Developing systems, processes and tools to optimize end-to-end Supply Chain capability and performance, facilitate a continuous improvement culture.

• Driving a clear roadmap to establish Supply Chain as a competitive advantage for Allegion.

• Advancing factory modernization, automation, and execution systems to enable supply chain and operational efficiency (Allegion Intelligent Manufacturing)

• Driving tariff mitigation, inflation management, and reshaping the supply base to reduce dependency. Building a high-engagement, inclusive culture with strong talent development and succession planning.

What You Will Do:

• Partner closely with the regional business and operations leaders to translate business strategy and objectives into global operations, supply and footprint strategy; aligning goals, plans and tactics to drive improved business performance and profitable growth.

• Accelerate factory modernization and automation, deploying sound strategies to address key BU needs. Define and execute a Factory Modernization Roadmap incorporating Industry 4.0, digitization, and lean principles for competitive advantage.

• Strengthen the strategic sourcing capability, organization, processes, systems, tools and people capability to address key gaps in our supply portfolio, accelerating the reshaping of our supply base to drive improved resiliency. Partner with Business Units to develop competitive sourcing strategies aligned with AOP metrics, resiliency priorities and LRP strategies.

• Provide supply chain and Operations support to accelerate business process improvements and system enhancements for greater control, operating efficiencies, and best practices across the organization. Lead implementation of Supply Chain Network Digitization initiatives focusing on transportation optimization, inventory analytics, and tier 2 visibility.

• Partner with Business Units and other key stake holders to further mature the effectiveness of the SIOP process, improving systems, tools, data analytics & insights to enable an improved business and operational performance. Leverage data-driven insights to embed continuous improvement and systemic problem solving in SIOP.

• Drive the design and deployment of Materials Management standards, processes and tools across all operations to accelerate the establishment of process and people capabilities. Develop talent programs and inventory management tools to support business goals and build internal materials management capabilities.

• Deploy a well-established regional and global source of supply for indirect material, leveraging best of all options to drive productivity while ensuring operations continuity. Enhance Indirect Procurement collaboration with business units to improve service and productivity.

• Lead partnership with plant operations and BU leaders to create a robust pipeline of direct material productivity.

• Deliver business results including direct material productivity, working capital reduction, supplier quality and delivery performance, and continuity of all direct materials and services.

• Implement processes and technology to advance efficiencies across the team and supply chain to ensure optimization (and excellence) and compliance with established standards and regulations.

• Oversee Allegion supply base adherence to regulatory compliance and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

• Lead the strategic direction for implementing the business unit’s quality strategy, assuring that quality standard levels are improved on a year over year basis. Drive continuous improvement in Supplier Quality and NPD processes by clarifying policies, facilitating cross-functional quality leadership, and improving warranty and customer experience metrics.

• Create a continuous improvement culture around on-time delivery supporting root cause analysis and resolution of supplier delivery issues.

• Provide exceptional leadership of people. Recruit, develop and retain top talent. Build a culture of accountability and engagement to create a high-performing global supply management team.

• Develop, coach, and retain talent in supply chain career paths and create succession plans for key roles.

• Lead, coach, and develop resources towards better supply chain processes, performance metrics, and business analytics.

What You Need to Succeed:

• 15+ years’ experience of progressively increasing responsibility in operations and supply chain in a global diversified environment

• 10+ years of demonstrated leadership capabilities leading a global organization

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or related field coupled with an MBA (preferred).

• Demonstrated ability to develop and deploy global supply chain vision and strategic plan.

• Excellent industry, business and financial acumen especially as related to supply chain and sourcing.

• Proven comfort and ability leading and partnering cross-functionally with large and diverse operational teams.

• Superior lean and process skills (development, analysis, documentation, improvement and management).

• Working knowledge of automation and digital operations.

• Demonstrated ability to build short and long-term business plans.

• Effective communication skills to translate strategy to action for broad employee groups across the organization.

• Proven experience leading and coaching to improve individual and team performance.

• Uncompromised integrity, honesty and drive to do what is best for the business.

• Willingness to travel 40% or as required.

• This position will be onsite in Carmel, Indiana (Greater Indianapolis, Indiana).

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.

• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”. 

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period 

• Tuition Reimbursement  

• Unlimited PTO

• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work 

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching 

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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