Asset Manager in West Bromwich

The West Brom are looking to recruit an Asset Manager to join our IT Service team. This is a critical role within our Chief Information Officer function and you will be responsible for developing and owning the tooling, end-to-end process of managing IT assets to ensure they are used, maintained, upgraded, and decommissioned at the end of their life cycle. You will also be responsible for managing and monitoring software compliance, licensing and maintenance of IT hardware and the software Asset Register.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate, support and improve the software and IT hardware governance processes and procedures across the business to improve the data collection.
• Support the implementation of the new CMDB and replacement Asset management tooling.
• Populate and maintain a hardware and software Asset Management database.
• Through the use of the asset management tools, monitor and manage hardware and software assets to ensure the required information is captured and is current and correct and provides a single source of truth ensuring accurate recording and reporting of all IT assets.
• Manage software compliance and license utilisation to ensure the most effective software licence agreements are achieved and that we remain compliant of its licence agreements, and reduce the cost through the central management of software licenses, aiding in the purchase process and allowing for underutilised licenses to be removed or relocated.
• Manage any financial and compliance risks and/or issues raised on IT assets.
• Manage the software onboarding process effectively by triaging software requests and providing approvals after reviewing the licence position.
• Undertake internal audits of hardware and software assets as required, providing regular MI on overall compliance to minimize the risk to the business.
• Engagement with external 3rd party suppliers and ensuring all Assets are managed effectively and best practice followed.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Technical expertise with regard to understanding software deployment, management, licensing and contracts.
• Experience in implementing, configuring & developing an ITAM tool preferably Lansweeper. SNOW experience would also be beneficial.
• Experience in analysing and presenting data to senior management.
• Strong knowledge of IT software and hardware as well as demonstrable experience in working in an IT Asset Analyst or similar type role.
• In depth knowledge of licensing agreements involving software, including Microsoft, Oracle etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• ITIL Foundation or higher.
• An Industry Certification such as Certified IT Asset Manager (CITAM) or Certified Hardware Asset Management will be an advantage.
• IT Risk Management awareness.
• Ability to work collaboratively while recommending decisions and risks and the reasoning behind them.

We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.

What's in it for you:

• We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible.
• Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year.
• 2 paid volunteering days a year.
• Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we will match your further contributions up to 10.6%.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave.
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary.
• Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review.
• Private medical insurance that's discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members.
• Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme.
• A Perkbox account giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more!
• And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness.

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom's biggest asset that doesn't mean just viewing them as employees. We're proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work. Our employers are the heart of bringing our new vision to life- where our customers and communities own a more secure future. Every day, through the work they do together and the care they show, they're helping turn that vision into real and lasting.

We're a Disability Confident Leader and encourage disabled applicants and all from diverse backgrounds to apply. We'll do what we can to adjust our recruitment journey and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet what we're looking for. If you need any support with applying to one of our roles, get in touch.

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