About The Opportunity Do you want to be part of this exciting opportunity to join our IT Center of Excellence in GKN Automotive?s new office situated in Porto?
Working out of recently refurbished, state of the art offices we provide multifunctional support to GKN Automotive?s global delivery activities across Finance, Procurement, IT, HR & Sales Order Management.

Our vision is to deliver sustainable value with standard, consistent, digitally enhanced processes and to achieve this we are seeking to attract highly motivated and skilled professionals. In return we offer a corporate culture which champions professional development, embraces and leads change, creates ingenious solutions for our customers and encourages collaboration.

We are looking for a Software Asset Specialist that will manage company assets, take care of all Software requests and asset assignments. This person is also responsible for software auditing and data preparation working closely with IT Managers to confirm that all sites are using only approved software. Key Responsibilities The key responsibilities include:

• Manage contracts and relationships to maximize value creation and costs for software licensing
• Maintain and manage software service offerings
• Collect information for budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contract summaries, and cost comparisons;'
• Support in defining global software standards;'
• Perform internal software audits

The Skills And Capabilities We Are Looking For Include:

• 2-3+ years of experience in a Software Asset Management role
• Experience in SNOW will be additional attitude
• Experience in management of external partners
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related experience
• Responsible for reporting/analysing software installations versus software licenses
• Responsible for reporting/analysis that assists with the management of maintenance, support, and license renewals in advance of their expiration
• Interprets performance metrics, performs root cause analysis, assesses consequences, identifies solutions to issues/problems, and resolves deviations
• Certified Software Asset Manager
• Experience with different CMDB's
• Understanding of licensing model: Oracle, Microsoft, VMware; SAP, cloud solutions

About Us

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions.

With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world?s car manufacturers.

Diversity and Inclusion

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Diversity and Inclusion

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.