At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Inside Sales Consultant, Virtual Sales - Schlage Lock, LCN, VonDuprin - Charlotte, NC
Inside Sales Consultant, Virtual Sales
As an Inside Sales Consultant, Virtual Sales at Allegion, you will be at the forefront of promoting our cutting-edge commercial security solutions. Your role will involve engaging with clients and potential customers virtually, leveraging technology to showcase our products and services to drive incremental revenue growth for the US Commercial Sales organization.
What You Will Do:
Account Ownership:
- Manage a portfolio of commercial end-user customers, understanding their unique security needs.
- Tailor solutions using our extensive portfolio of hardware, software, and service solutions.
- Nurture existing client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and repeat business.
- Make outbound follow-up calls to existing customers on quotes and outstanding orders to determine cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.
Prospecting, Nurturing & Selling:
- Identify prospects, set appointments, and make effective sales calls
- Contact prospects via phone or email that are generated through externals lead sources or internal prospecting.
- Develop sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts.
- Identify decision makers within targeted leads to begin sales process
- Optimize the customer journey from first contact to purchase.
- Segment leads based on behavior and engagement.
- Create personalized experiences leveraging personas and intelligence at each stage of the funnel.
- Continually update CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) software with lead, account, contact and opportunity data.
- Measure ROI from sales execution and identify areas for improvement.
- Nurture leads through virtual interactions, creating value for customer.
- Achieve monthly and/or annual sales quotas by successfully implementing sales and marketing strategies and tactics.
Product Training:
- Conduct virtual product demonstrations and training sessions for clients.
- Collaborate with our product and technical teams to consistently learn.
Value-Add Services:
- Provide consultative advice on security strategies and applications.
- Propose customized solutions that align with clients’ security goals.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the overall client experience.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate with virtual sales colleagues to exchange information such as selling strategies and marketing information
- As an extension of the local field sales team, work closely with sales management and field reps to drive revenue.
- Work closely with marketing teams to align messaging and campaigns.
- Collaborate with product development teams to provide feedback based on client interactions.
- Coordinate with customer/sales support teams for seamless implementation.
- Work closely with sales enablement specialist to provide world class customer experience.
To excel as a Virtual Sales Representative, you will be utilizing the following skills and abilities:
Strong Communication Skills:
- Clear and concise communication is crucial. You must articulate your value proposition effectively without face-to-face interactions.
- Active listening skills are equally important to understand customer needs.
- You'll interact with customer, channel partners, and internal colleagues to answer questions and provide assistance.
- Polite yet persuasive influencing techniques.
Adaptability and Problem-Solving:
- The virtual landscape evolves rapidly. Be adaptable to new tools and approaches.
- Problem-solving skills help address challenges during remote interactions.
What You Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or related field (or 5+ years of equivalent experience)
- Highly motivated in a competitive, fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with technology, CRM and prospecting systems, and internet tools
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex security concepts
- Proficiency in using virtual communication tools (email, phone, video conferencing)
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Experience in K-12 is a plus
- Strong time management skills – multi-tasker, able to prioritize and follow up with clients in a timely manner
- Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability
- Passion for enhancing commercial security through innovative solutions
- Flexibility to work some evening hours
- Ability to travel 15-25%
- Position will be located out of the Charlotte, NC sales office.
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.
- You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
What You’ll Get from Us:
- Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.
- A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Unlimited PTO
- Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
- Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
- Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or 5+ years of equivalent experience
- Proficiency with technology, CRM, prospecting systems, and internet tools
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate complex security concepts
- Proficiency with email, phone, and video conferencing tools
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
- Strong time management, multitasking, prioritization, and follow-up skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability
- Flexibility to work some evening hours
- Ability to travel 15–25%
- Experience in K-12
- Position located at the Charlotte, North Carolina sales office
Allegion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegion and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegion.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a strong component of the total rewards package, with a company match highlighted as a meaningful differentiator. Immediate access to matching contributions is framed as increasing the overall value of compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as generous in many roles, including references to unlimited PTO in some salaried positions. This breadth can raise overall compensation satisfaction by adding flexibility beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits are presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside additional protection benefits. Wellness programming tied to health goals is also described as enhancing the perceived value of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is a global pioneer in seamless access, with leading brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion secures people and assets with a range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. Allegion had $2.7 billion in revenue in 2020, and its security products are sold around the world. While Allegion is a new name in the security industry, we are not new. For over a century, we have kept people safe and secure with category leading products. From inventing the “panic release bar” exit device in 1908 to pioneering the first-ever electric-controlled lock, our brands have been innovators for almost as long as people have locked doors. Their entrepreneurial spirit is at the core of who we are. As an independent Allegion, we are able to unlock our company’s true potential. By tapping into that entrepreneurial spirit that has made us the leader in mechanical security, we will continue to drive forward and integrate tomorrow’s electronic solutions into everything we do. Our long history of expertise in the commercial industry enables us to have better quality, stronger, and safer products for our residential customers. Together, with the power and passion of our global employees, we will realize Allegion’s full potential as we continue to be a leader in the global safety and security industry.
