Systems Administrator, Software Asset Management

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary:

• Facilitate the business’ needs for ongoing support and upgrade protection on selected products by ensuring that maintenance, support and upgrade protection renewals are managed/handled/ordered in advance of their expiration.
• Identify savings opportunities for renewals, software licensing, and services. Follow through with McKesson vendor management resources and McKesson business unit contacts to identify savings.
• Work with McKesson teams to maximize cost savings for software licensing, maintenance, and service offerings.
• Collect information for budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contract summaries, and cost comparisons.
• Enter and maintain information in IT Asset Management asset repository to address budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contracts, and cost. Assist in the development of reporting to address management requirements to obtain information.
• Communicate through email, individual interview, group meetings, and presentations to end users, management, and vendors.
• Respond to requests from end users, managers, and team members for specific IT Asset Management data and information.
• Proactively plan and conduct software compliance audits and maintenance reviews with Business Unit Management for upcoming renewals.
• Manage vendor software entitlement portals.
• Manage a license pool to be made available for reuse across the enterprise.
• Track license utilization and re-deploy unused software.
• Manage and coordinate software vendor audits.

Key Competencies

• Implementation/Execution: You are good at organizing and managing multiple priorities and/or projects by using appropriate methodologies and tools.
• Innovate: You introduce new ideas and processes which improve performance and productivity.
• Problem Solving: You are a problem solver with the ability to encourage others in collaborative problem solving. Acting as both a broker and consultant regarding resources, you engage others in problem solving without taking over.
• Demonstrated ICARE values in professional setting

Integrity: We do what’s right.

Customer First: We succeed when our customers succeed.

Accountability: We take personal responsibility for our actions and our work.

Respect: We treat people with dignity and consideration.

Excellence: We insist upon quality.

Role Essentials

• In depth knowledge of Software Licensing including understanding of complex license models, measuring and monitoring deployments against entitlements, and ability to interpret license rights through review of software license agreements.
• Familiar will licensing for specific vendors (Example: SAP, Oracle, IBM, Quest, VMWare, Microsoft)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven researching ability
• Ability to analyze large amounts of complex data
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business, Finance or equivalent experience

Role Desirables:

• Previous Software Asset Management (SAM) experience
• Previous experience purchasing software licenses
• Experience managing security-related software licensing
• Experience managing infrastructure licensing
• IAITAM certification

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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