SAM Analyst - Software Asset Management

We are looking for a SAM & Contracts Analyst to work for an MSP. Delivering insights into software deployment, usage, compliance and optimisation through data manipulation and presentation in addition to managing and guiding software commercial/contract engagements to meet the Customer’s strategic requirements and drive demonstrable cost savings. This role is on a hybrid basis paying up to £55k.

Key Skills & Background;

• Greater than five (5) years demonstrable experience of delivering Software Asset Management and Compliance-based services, including audit defence/management to enterprise/global entities.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering Procurement/Commercial Oversight services within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrable in-depth current knowledge of software stacks, licensing metrics and contract types for Tier 1 vendors i.e., Oracle, Microsoft, RedHat, IBM etc.
• Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based.

About the Role;

• Ensure timely delivery of quality SAM & Commercial Oversight as defined in the contract between client and the customer.
• Identify and consolidate existing inventory sources and develop relationships with the product owners to further improve the data collected and the cadence of update.
• Working alongside the Procurement function to ensure successful and efficient software asset acquisition and continued compliance thus mitigating compliance & end of life risk and surfacing opportunities for cost savings through optimised consumption, a consolidated global software catalogue and centralising contracts where possible.
• Manage software, asset support and maintenance contract renewals for the globally administered contracts and provide input into other planned transactions happening across the business.
• Manage and monitor asset licence compliance for the globally administered contracts; remediating and escalating any deviations in licence compliance to mitigate audit risk.
• Build and maintaining strong relationships across the Customer, the parent entities, and the constituent operating companies.

About the Company;

They provide world class expertise. From security, storage and virtualisation to licensing, digital transformation and managed services. Their breadth of insight & experience has helped hundreds of the worlds best known brands and will do the same for customer business. The added value from their passionate, customer focussed, service driven people will help customers achieve more. 

Location: Hybrid

Country: Leatherhead

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £45-55k