Senior IT Procurement Specialist

1 week ago


Secunderabad, Telangana, India Certara Full time
Job Overview

The IT Procurement and Software Asset Lead is a key member of the Certara Information Technology organization, playing a vital role in ensuring the accurate and timely execution of IT Procurement & Asset Management (ITAM). This initiative enables key corporate priorities by controlling costs, enhancing operational efficiency, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating security and financial risks.

In this position, you will be responsible for IT procurement operations in collaboration with IT and business users. Your primary responsibilities will include executing new and renewal procurement tasks, maintaining accurate asset utilization tracking, inventory levels, and ensuring business continuity. We are seeking an individual who can leverage their experience to improve service delivery and scalability in a global environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement: Plan, procure, and schedule the acquisition of IT hardware, software, and related items through documented processes
• Manage contracts and relationships to maximize value creation and costs for software licensing, maintenance, and service offerings
• Utilize forecasting and data to drive on-time delivery of IT assets and strive to maintain business continuity
• Maintain regular contact with vendors and suppliers to ensure value and operational support are met
• Collect information for budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contract summaries, and cost comparisons
• Analyze invoices to ensure accuracy of goods delivered
• Software Asset Management: Identify savings opportunities for renewals, software licensing, and services
• Develop, implement, and refine software asset management policies, processes, and procedures
• Reporting of software installations and used licenses (gather and consolidate data, create software installation reports)
• Gather requirements and develop reports for internal customers
• Manage asset retrieval upon employee exits, ensure assets are retrieved on a timely basis
• Support Operational Standards, Diagrams, Policies, and Procedures
• Work with IT Management to establish standards and policies for procuring and tracking assets
• Recommend process improvements for problem prevention
• Identify and develop written support documentation
• Meet with business stakeholders to improve operational policies and ensure the continued upkeep of role-based access methodologies
• Service delivery, transition, and design of accepted processes for the creation of new services
• Establish KPIs reporting on service delivery and utilization
• Participate in IT Projects and Ensure Long-Term Drive to Consistency of Operations
• Drive successful implementation of technologies and services
• Provide constructive feedback on implementations with the goal of continuous improvement
• Execute projects using various technology solutions in an Agile framework

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related major, or significant industry experience in a similar role for a $500M ARR organization
• Knowledge of complex vendor software contracts, licensing terminology, and software licensing rights, especially for major software vendors (IBM, Oracle, Microsoft)
• Experience in conducting software vendor audits
• 6+ years of related experience in an IT support organization
• 6+ years of related experience working with software requests, licensing, and licensing databases
• 6+ years of IT Asset Management and Discovery Tools experience
• Proven experience working as a procurement specialist
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate ideas and results
• Team player with strong analytical skills and the ability to understand and resolve complex problems
• Conceptional knowledge of Information Technology
• The ability to plan, delegate, and evaluate progress toward goals is necessary for managing these projects
• Ability to think, plan, and work independently under general direction
• Strong knowledge of IT Service Management processes, as well as experience with Discovery tool
• Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary
• Capacity to consider governance and regulatory constraints
• Proven researching ability
• Advanced Excel skills to facilitate "Charge-back" & "Show-back" reports as required
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Certara bases all employment-related decisions on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law



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