Director, Enterprise Excellence

Director, Enterprise Excellence (Operational Excellence) – Carmel, IN (Hybrid)

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Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security.

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure in every place 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. In 2024 we received the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for our engaged workplace cultures.

What You Will Do Development and Alignment of the OPEX Model and Roadmap

• Lead the development of Allegion’s Operational Excellence (OPEX) model and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and corporate objectives.
• Work closely with SBU leaders and Site OPEX Leaders to integrate the OPEX model into their strategic plans, ensuring consistent execution across the organization.
• Establish a clear vision for operational excellence, with measurable goals that align with the company’s long‑range plan (LRP).

Strategy Deployment and Execution

• Support and drive strategy deployment activities across the organization, ensuring alignment between corporate, SBU, and site‑level initiatives.
• Collaborate with site OPEX leaders and teams to develop actionable strategies and plans that focus on growth, customer value and improved business health.
• Facilitate the development of a robust pipeline of lean initiatives that align with future‑state targets and drive performance improvements.

Coaching and Leadership Development

• Provide coaching for leadership teams and operational excellence (OpEx) support teams to build their capabilities in lean, continuous improvement and change management.
• Mentor site OPEX leaders and their teams to achieve sustainable transformational change through Allegion’s OPEX model.
• Develop and implement leadership training programs to enhance the organization’s ability to execute on operational excellence initiatives, including the Front Line Leader program.

Performance Tracking and Auditing

• Track and measure progress against long‑range plan (LRP) actions and goals, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Conduct regular audits of site progress against Allegion’s corporate maturity model, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide data‑driven insights and recommendations to leadership teams to ensure continuous progress toward operational excellence goals.

Multi‑Site and Corporate‑Level Project Support

• Support projects involving multiple site deployments, ensuring consistency in execution and alignment with the OPEX roadmap and the Allegion Intelligent Manufacturing initiative.
• Lead or support corporate‑level and non‑manufacturing projects to drive operational improvements across all business functions.
• Support the onboarding of new acquisition sites, ensuring alignment with Allegion’s operational excellence standards and processes.

Strategic Business Unit and Operations Council Engagement

• Participate in Strategic Business Unit (SBU) reviews to provide insights, guidance, and alignment on operational excellence initiatives.
• Actively support the Operations Council, contributing to the development and execution of enterprise‑wide operational strategies.

Cultural Transformation and Standardization

• Establish and standardize practices such as GEMBA walks, daily management processes (MDI), and mission control to drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with standard processes and tools, fostering a culture of process discipline and adherence to standard work.
• Champion a culture of customer value creation, rigorous continuous improvement and problem‑solving.
• Actively support SBU and site implementation of the Allegion Intelligent Manufacturing initiative.

Health, Safety, and Environmental (HS&E) Goals

• Support and meet departmental, plant, and corporate HS&E goals, ensuring alignment with Allegion’s safety and environmental standards.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field required;
  Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of world‑class lean manufacturing,…