IT Asset Manager

This is an opportunity for someone with existing  IT asset management experience to join a relatively new team within the IT department and help shape it.

Main Purpose of the role

You will closely with all IT teams to set up best practices within the asset life cycle, for both Software and Hardware assets. You will be responsible for ensuring all assets have a clear and defined life cycle that works within our organisation. You will be responsible for ensuring that asset management processes are clearly developed, defined and adopted to allow the organisation to mitigate and manage risks appropriately whilst ensuring we manage our compliance obligations. You will also be managing both in-house and external solutions.

Why should you consider this role?

• You have Asset Management experience
• You have licensing knowledge (Microsoft/oracle)
• You have Worked in an IT environment/ understand technical language
• You are familiar with Hardware asset management
• You are familiar with Software asset management
• You understand the relationships and interactions between Asset Management and Configuration Management
• You have an understanding of where Asset Management fits into the wider Service Management Practise
• You have a good understanding of ITIL principles
• You have experience of managing and developing a team

What will you like?

• Working as part of a wider IT Governance Department
• Working collaboratively with all areas of IT
• Seeing benefits and cost savings realised as the result of strong asset management principles
• Flexible working pattern with a mix of on site and home working
• Working with a dedicated Team of Asset Management professionals
• Excellent development opportunities, alongside a competitive benefits package
• Working for a company that truly believes that people who like what they do, do it better

What should you know about us?

• We’re a passionate, profitable and fast-growing financial services company with operations in eight countries.
• We’re Wales’ only FTSE 100 company and one of the top three car insurers in the UK
• We put our customers and people at the heart of what we do, which is one of the reasons we’ve been voted one of the Best Companies To Work For every year since 2001

The ideal candidate will have

• Vast experience, with a preference to IT Asset Management (Software or Hardware)
• Familiarity with IT Asset Management discipline, both Software & Hardware
• Experience of working with an inventory and software installation and discovery tool such as Landesk
• Experience of working within a busy IT department
• Team Management experience
• Experience of dealing with Large Account Resellers
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Strong Organisational and communicative skills

The ideal candidate could also have

• Experience in Configuration Management
• ITIL Foundation
• Experience in managing Microsoft Enterprise Contracts and Microsoft Volume License Management portal
• Experience in managing licensing for key strategic vendors such as Oracle

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate's experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidate’s who meet the requirements, and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we're voted no. 1 in the 2019 Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible

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