Security Manager

Boehringer Ingelheim; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim in Georgia seeks a Manager of Security to lead and continuously improve physical security across applicable sites. The role interfaces with contract guards, site security teams, and external partners to protect assets and ensure compliance with federal, state, local and corporate requirements.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in security with leadership experience, and strong crisis management skills for large manufacturing or logistics settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Security or related field and 5 years' security management experience.
• Ten+ years in corporate security with crisis management exposure preferred.
• Experience partnering to develop crisis management strategies in large manufacturing or logistics settings.
• Experience supervising security personnel and managing third-party security vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and continually improve physical security for sites/locations.
• Manage contract security guard force, budgeting, and vendor oversight.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and Corporate requirements.
• Develop site awareness programs on Safety & Security.

Skills

Security management

Crisis management

Security technologies

Leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Security

Tools

Surveillance systems

Access control systems

Job description

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Manager, Security has the primary responsibility of supervising physical security and protecting company assets and property for the applicable location/site of the company. The incumbent is the responsible company interface to the site's contract security guard force. Additionally, this role is the interface to security at all off-site locations in the respective state the company/site is based in. The incumbent will develop, manage, and implement security programs, procedures, and systems to continuously improve security and safety at the operating site, and to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Corporate requirements, and expectations. In addition, this role handles event security, executive protection, and security coordination issues when they arise and monitors issues for corrective or protective action.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages programs to maintain and continuously improve physical security for all applicable sites/locations.

• Programs include, but are not limited to, security monitoring and surveillance, access control systems and procedures, executive security, loss prevention, event security, investigations, and other programs as needed.

• Programs and procedures shall ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and Corporate requirements and strategies aligned with Regional expectations.

• Develops awareness programs for the site regarding Safety & Security to improve the culture on-site.

• Manages all aspects of the contract security guard force, including interface with the contractor's on-site management, budgeting, contract oversight and delegation of additional contractor duties as required.

• Works with contract security management to develop procedures for security guard operations on site, and periodically review adherence to procedures.

• Provides security support and coordination to all departments, including Human Resources, for sensitive issues as required.

• Ensures procedures are in place to provide security support to emergency response organizations when needed.

• Supports site engineering projects by reviewing plans, recommending appropriate security measures, and ensuring implementation.

• Provides logistics support for company-sponsored special events and manages security aspects of special events.

• Manages activities, which are related yet varied in nature and objective.

• Works on problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of various factors.

• This position may have 0-5 BI direct reports.

• Ensures proper operation of the contract security guard force which may include on-site managers who oversee a guard force of up to 40.

• Implements operational policies and practices in area managed.

• Develops and establishes operational objectives within area managed, and delegates assignments.

• If applicable this role will be part of the site's crisis management team.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree and five (5) years’ experience in Security Management.

OR

• Minimum ten (10 +) years’ experience plus professional training in the corporate security field.

• Strongly prefer experience partnering to develop crisis management strategies within large manufacturing/logistics setting

• Experience in law enforcement or intelligence is a plus.

• Prior experience in a supervisory role in the security field is preferable.

• Experience managing a third-party security vendor is a plus.

• Knowledge of security technologies including surveillance systems and access control systems.

• Good investigative skills to handle and address incidents.

• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills are necessary.

• Ability to communicate with all levels of management is required.

• Ability to plan for events and take appropriate action when required by circumstances.

• Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements related to security, for example Department of Homeland Security, is required.

• Advanced understanding of corporate security, law enforcement and/or intelligence techniques.

• Organizational and leadership skills as well as the ability to manage by influence.

• Business and technical competence in the Security field and must be able to decide appropriate measures of access control and monitoring systems to be applied to any given situation that requires protection.

• Ability to manage many contracted staff, including scheduling and assignment of staff to specialized posts.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to plan and organize.

• Decision making and a focus on customer service are required.

• Ability to plan (forecast) for future projects and company needs is important.

• Ability to coordinate Security activities in a crisis.

• Ability to collaborate regionally and network globally.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.

• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.