**Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security** _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._ **Commodity Manager - Carmel, IN** This position is intended to support the development and execution of sourcing strategies for assigned sourced products and categories for the Americas region. Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (SBU management, product management, engineering, operations, materials & quality) to capture product requirements and ensure supplier qualification, cost and quality objectives. Responsible for developing & executing detailed product sourcing strategies. Accountable for all commercial negotiations and supplier selections within assigned product categories. This role is also responsible for management of suppliers through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process and accountable for managing supplier performance and supplier risk across all responsible product categories. This position will manage several sourcing category strategies, business relationships and new product introduction projects for assigned product categories. As a result, this position requires an ability to develop relationships across with multiple functions, manufacturing and distribution sites as well a global supply base. _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._ **What You Will Do:** + Directly manage supplier relationships and performance for assigned suppliers and product categories + Develop and execute procurement strategies and optimize total supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery, and technology). Lead, manage and execute all data collection, validation, analysis and negotiation activities for assigned product categories including contract management. + Conduct business reviews with the product and business teams to understand product requirements and product roadmaps and strategies + Provide sourcing solutions and support for prioritized portfolio gaps and new productintroductions + Participate in core SBU team meetings as the GSM representative. + Analyze spend data and assist in identifying and driving direct material productivity and other cost saving projects + Participate and represent the Americas region in monthly global category business reviews for assigned categories + Develop and execute supply chain resiliency projects + Perform competitive analysis, industry benchmark, and opportunity assessments. + Identify productivity projects through collaboration with suppliers and internal cross-functional team members and capture in EPM + Coordinate quarterly supplier reviews including scheduling reviews with key suppliers, collecting and validating supplier performance metrics, survey plants and stakeholders + Support forecasting and reporting of productivity, inflation, deflation, tariffs and subsequent mitigation activity for select categories in EPM + Develop and present select commodity/category playbooks on an annual basis **What You Need to Succeed:** + Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field + 5+ years of procurement, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience + Demonstrated competence in negotiating, supplier management and assessing suppliers + Strong analytical skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams + Advanced communication skills including presentation skills is required. + Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products including Excel (and use of macros, pivot tables, etc.), PowerPoint and Power Bi + Up to 25% travel, including overseas **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! **_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 (Careers@Allegion.com) . © Allegion plc, 2023 | Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Co. 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