AP Security Manager

Job Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining security strategies to protect personnel, assets, and information while also ensuring organizational resilience during major disruptions or crises. This position involves strategic planning, leadership, validation, and coordination of security and business continuity efforts to minimize risks and threats.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security strategy and policies in alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and lead a team of security personnel, including security officers and support staff.
• Ensure the effective implementation of a physical security program at West facilities, including access control, video surveillance, intrusions detection, and physical barrier systems.
• Continuously assess security risks, vulnerabilities, and potential threats to the organization and develop strategies to mitigate and manage them.
• Conduct incident, threat, security investigations and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop, maintain, and regularly review business continuity plans, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, and defined response and recovery strategies.
• Provide training on business continuity and incident management to ensure stakeholders are prepared for disruptions.
• Facilitate exercise and validation processes to test effectiveness of plans and drive continuous improvement.
• Serve as a primary point of contact during security incidents, major disruptions or crises, and support response activities.
• Prepare and present reports on security, business continuity, and crisis management metrics to senior management.
• Lead business continuity training programs, equipping team members with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to execute response and recovery strategies effectively.

Education

Work Experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Travel Requirements

20% : Up to 52 business days per year

Physical Requirements

Medium-Exerting up to 50lb / 22kg of force occasionally and / or up to 20lbs / 9kg of force frequently, and / or up to 10lbs / 4kgs of force constantly to move objects. West embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We foster an environment where all individuals are safe, treated fairly, valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Where permitted by law, employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of post-offer background screening and / or drug screening.