Job Description

The Position

This position operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities through the efficient management of software products. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines, and Animal Health products.

The SAM Optimization Analyst will be part of a center-led Software Asset Management Service to ensure compliant, cost effective and efficient utilization of software in partnerships with Software Owners across our company.  The position acts as the key liaison with internal stakeholders to ensure the alignment and maturity development of overall SAM capabilities within the enterprise. 

Our company is driving a multi-year IT transformation that requires an operationally and technically focused SAM Service to support the effective utilization of third party software as underpinning technologies in support of our broader overall IT initiatives of moving to the cloud, data and analytics and an agile product team centric operating mode as key elements of the IT change.
In addition this role is expected to work as an advocate and expand the utilization of SAM services and data as a foundational element within IT to deliver breakthrough results, driving overall innovation and automation.

What will you do?

Analyze IT vendor contracts and licensing agreements to identify and understand license terms and entitlements.Develop and implement strategies for collecting and analyzing IT asset usage data.Ensures that the software asset inventory is maintained at optimal levels against contract terms and conditions.Accountable for understanding and communicating information about software license models and license related terms.Identifies software upgrade opportunities and forecasts future software usage and support needs.Identifies existing contract terms and conditions that can be improved.Collaborate with IT stakeholders across the enterprise to collect and analyze IT asset usage data.Identify and remediate IT asset license compliance issues.Analysis of market changes and assessing impact on our company’s licensing.Provides advisory services to various business units on how software licensing impacts projects and operations.Identifies opportunities for volume license purchasing to reduce costs and maximize software spend.Generate reports and dashboards to track IT asset usage and compliance.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree in related technical field such as IT, Finance, Business, Engineering or similar.2+ years of experience in IT asset management (ITAM) and/or IT vendor contract/licensing agreements.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to learn complex technologies and vendor unique licensing rules.

What we offer: 

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) Pension and health insurance contributions Internal reward system plus referral programme 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes Up-to-date laptop and iPhone Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

01/13/2025

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Requisition ID:R320966