IT Manager ? IT Asset Management - Jobs in United Arab Emirates

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IT Manager ? IT Asset ManagementApply nowDo you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it?s employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.As an IT Asset Manager you will:Strategy & Planning

• Establish (or refresh) policies, processes and procedures for managing IT assets through their entire lifecycle.
• Explore opportunities for maximizing or exploiting unused or partially used IT assets to achieve full efficiency and ROI from company resources.
• Participate in evaluation of the asset management strategies and roadmapsAcquisition & Deployment
• Conduct and report software asset reconciliation and audit activities on a timely basis, including financial, licensing, warranty, and maintenance/support contract information.
• Ensure warranties, maintenance agreements, and vendor contracts to assist with asset upkeep, upgrades, repair, and replacement.
• Assist procurement team in developing and managing sourcing strategies for the organization.
• Identify opportunities for volume purchasing to obtain price breaks.
• Investigate equipment or software under consideration to determine ROI and total cost of ownership throughout product lifecycle.
• Help in negotiating pricing, terms and conditions of sale, and warranties of goods and products with key suppliers and vendors.
• Assist teams that negotiate pricing, terms, and conditions of contracts with contractors and/or service providers.
• Monitor and analyze trends in company spending and inventory control to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings and/or asset optimization.Operational Management
• Formulate and implement processes and procedures for tracking and analyzing technical and financial data of company software, hardware, and equipment from requisition through retirement.
• Ensure software licenses, warranties, maintenance agreements, and vendor contracts are tracked and maintained.
• Ensure an upkeep of accurate data about assets and co-manage configuration management system (CMS) to ensure information is up-to-date, accurate, and auditable.
• Manage the addition, removal and updating of service catalogues and define the workflows for fulfilling requests for software and hardware.
• Lead software optimization efforts and ensure continual cost savings and avoidance.
• Manage risks related to the acquisition and use of software.
• Perform inventories and usage monitoring of all IT assets and record all findings, changes, physical location, and incidences of support.
• Research industry best practices and compare against the organization?s practices in order to establish benchmarks for managing IT assets.
• Effectively communicate asset management strategies to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Standardize software and hardware to lower total costs.
• Manage toolsets used to inventory and control hardware and software.
• Budgetary and financial management of ITAM activities.
• Manage a team of asset managers and specialists spread across multiple countries.
• Generate, distribute, and review relevant management reports.
• Investigate and resolve exceptions and accuracy issues of the CMS repository.

Candidate SpecificationRequired for the position Qualifications & Education

• University degree or college diploma in computer technology, business or related field.
• Any certification in HAM or SAM advantageous.

Knowledge and Experience

• 7 years direct work experience in SAM, HAM, contract management or purchasing, recharge/chargeback and procurement capacity, including all aspects of strategy development and execution.
• People management skills across multiple locations and regions.
• Project management skills and ability to deliver multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience delivering automation, service improvement and other strategic initiatives.
• Solid working knowledge of software licensing agreements required, a big plus for these vendors: Microsoft, Oracle, Autodesk, Bentley, ESRI.
• Experience managing hardware from the big manufacturers such as Dell, HP and Lenovo.
• Experience with dealing with professional service providers and negotiate consulting services.
• Ability to work with software publishers and manage external audits.
• Ability to manage true-up exercises.
• Strong familiarity and technical competence with asset management software and/or inventory-tracking systems, such as Snow, SCCM, Windows Intune, ServiceNow and OpenLM
• Solid working knowledge of current IT technologies, including Windows, Office 365, Active Directory, across a wide variety of areas in the enterprise.
• General knowledge of finance, agreements, marketing, and logistics.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent contract management skills are essential.
• Experience with managing large projects, teams and work across multiple functions.
• Ability to deal tactfully with vendors, suppliers, and contractors who provide a broad spectrum of products and services.
• Superb budgeting, inventory, and cost-management skills.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities in company requirements, product demands, and purchasing timelines through analytical capabilities.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and diplomatic.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Job ProfileAbout the business unit Mott MacDonald?s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.How to applyTo apply for this role, please complete our 15-minute application via our website. Our talent acquisition coordinators aim to provide feedback within 5 working days with the outcome of your application. More information about our application process can be found here. If you have any questions regarding your application or the role, please reach out to the dedicated recruiter listed who will be more than happy to help.Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited ? which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force!Benefits we offer:

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities ? because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working ? because life isn?t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies ? for parents and care givers
• Annual company performance bonus scheme ? Subject to company performance
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans .
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Other InformationEquality, diversity and inclusion We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.?If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can assist.?Agile working At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.?More about Mott MacDonald We?re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients? businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.A fundamental part of this is respecting each person?s differences and striving to meet their needs.Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

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