Sales Development Consultant

at  Allegion

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.
Sales Development Program Consultant
The Sales Development Program is a 12-month rotational training and development program designed to enable an individual with no prior selling or security hardware knowledge to succeed in the evolving world of door hardware and security products. The program will guide you in learning through a varied mix of classroom, field, office, and factory settings to gain knowledge of consultative selling as well as the Allegion products and solutions that will enable you to add value within different sales channels at Allegion. The program will begin June 2024 and following the final rotation of the program, you will transition into a full-time sales role within the organization. This program is intended for recent graduates and for those graduating in 2024.

What You Will Do:

• Fully engage in SDP training program to increase knowledge about industry and Allegion customers, products and processes.
• Participate in a 3-month product and industry training module on location at our Training Facility in Denver, CO. During this time, you’ll learn from industry experts’ side by side with other development program employees. Allegion provides corporate housing and temporary transportation for program employees.
• Participate in a 2-month rotation with corporate sponsors from some of our non-regional sales teams at Allegion, including completion of individually assigned projects and presentation on results. Concurrently to this, participate in an 8-week virtual training on sales skills.
• Participate in a 7-month field training rotation where you’ll get exposure to each of Allegion’s field selling teams. During this on-the-job learning experience you will:
• Coordinate and conduct joint sales calls throughout assigned sales territory with all members of the regional sales office (RSO).
• Participate in various local security tradeshows representing Allegion’s portfolio of products and demonstrating our solutions.
• Obtain an understanding of the customers within your trade area and build relationships with decision makers as appropriate.
• Attend all required factory training and additional outside product training to obtain a further understanding of the products.
• Learn Allegion organizational structure and develop relationships with co-workers throughout the matrixed organization.
• Learn how to utilize Allegion tools/resources (i.e. Dynamics CRM, Overtur, PowerBI data analytics) to gather and maintain information on projects.
• Maintain awareness of all Allegion policies, guidelines, and procedures and ensure compliance.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sales, Business, or Marketing preferred
• Strong mechanical and electronics aptitude
• Detail oriented with a high level of organization and time management skills
• Proficient w/ MS Office tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, influencing skills essential along with a bias for action
• Ability to travel up to 20%

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.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• A commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: making a difference and leading with purpose
• High energy, influential, cross collaborative team environment
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths testing and coaching.
• Customized individual development plans and growth maps to help you unlock your full potential and career graph with Allegion.
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

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
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• Fully engage in SDP training program to increase knowledge about industry and Allegion customers, products and processes.
• Participate in a 3-month product and industry training module on location at our Training Facility in Denver, CO. During this time, you’ll learn from industry experts’ side by side with other development program employees. Allegion provides corporate housing and temporary transportation for program employees.
• Participate in a 2-month rotation with corporate sponsors from some of our non-regional sales teams at Allegion, including completion of individually assigned projects and presentation on results. Concurrently to this, participate in an 8-week virtual training on sales skills.
• Participate in a 7-month field training rotation where you’ll get exposure to each of Allegion’s field selling teams. During this on-the-job learning experience you will:
• Coordinate and conduct joint sales calls throughout assigned sales territory with all members of the regional sales office (RSO).
• Participate in various local security tradeshows representing Allegion’s portfolio of products and demonstrating our solutions.
• Obtain an understanding of the customers within your trade area and build relationships with decision makers as appropriate.
• Attend all required factory training and additional outside product training to obtain a further understanding of the products.
• Learn Allegion organizational structure and develop relationships with co-workers throughout the matrixed organization.
• Learn how to utilize Allegion tools/resources (i.e. Dynamics CRM, Overtur, PowerBI data analytics) to gather and maintain information on projects.
• Maintain awareness of all Allegion policies, guidelines, and procedures and ensure compliance