Sr. Manager - Security

Accountabilities

State briefly the principle objectives of the position:

The successful candidate will fundamentally take local accountability for the protection of Amgen People, Assets, Information and Reputation in the Ireland and Netherlands Amgen sites / locations. They will lead, position, support, integrate and influence the security threat and risk environment across functional teams and Site leadership. They will assure, to the Regional Security Director’s accountability, that site functions and departments allow appropriate prioritization and project management to meet the global security programme strategy

They will handle a diverse array of issues that require evaluation of a variety of factors (Supply Chain, DTI, Engineering, Facilities, Real Estate, Finance, Compliance, HR, External Law enforcement and corporate neighbours)

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing the 5 pillars of the Global Security programme for all Ireland and Netherland sites; primarily ADL, ABR, UKIE, IEHD and IEHW

Leadership & Consultancy: Lead at site level on planning, functional, incident response and management. Create security education and awareness. Ensure, support and comply with standards and policies. Prevent loss. Articulate and socialize security threat, vulnerability and risk. Project Manage.

Investigations & People: Lead, support and identify locally, security investigations. Monitor for the indicators of workplace Violence. Manage the site Tactical Communications where present. Support travel security to and from the sites. Support executive security activities as it pertains to site or countries.

Operations & Technologies: Maintain the physical security of the sites. Manage the access control and ID protocols. Manage, measure and lead the contacted guard company. Own the site security plans, identify and propose continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain and comply with GS policies, standards & SOPs. Plan, risk assess and support special events. Maintain cross-site security exchanges, workshops and best practice learnings.

Supply Chain: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Warehouse, manufacturing, quality and distribution and Engineering to ensure integrity of drug products and ensure seamless integration of supply chain activities. Conduct security assessments and audits.

Emergency & Crisis Management: Where appropriate, maintain and support emergency and crisis response plans. Be a member of the IMTs. Lead and counsel on the security elements of emergency or crisis management response. Participate in and support training and exercises. Monitor wider country alerts and socialize potential issues. Participate in business park security initiatives and develop further security networks.

Qualifications
The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge, or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

A security qualification

Minimum > 5 years’ security industry experience

Working knowledge of contracted security

Ability to understand and articulate the nuances of security risk in collaborative, partnered relationships

Ability to analyze complex data feeds and to communicate findings, knowledge share and make recommendations.

Advanced experience and capability with Excel, Word & Sharepoint.

Current Driving license

Preferred Requirements

Working knowledge of access control platforms, ideally Honeywell Pro Watch

Working knowledge of regulatory and pharmaceutical processes.

Competencies

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate in multi-cultural global forums at network level.

• Ability to conduct effective root cause analysis.

• Team player, self-starter, independent worker who takes on ownership of driving tasks / projects to completion.

• Readily adapts to, embraces and manages change.

• Able to perform international travel

• Ability to traverse stairs, obstacles, uneven ground

• Ability to tolerate adverse weather and night conditions

• Ability to tolerate occasional out-of-hours activity