Senior IT Vendor Management Professional

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Description

Are you someone who is experienced with licensing for hardware/software support, software licensing and SaaS? Do you have skills for developing relationships and making IT jargon palatable for business stakeholders? Do you want to bring your knowledge and skill to a Fortune 100 company? The Senior IT Vendor Management Professional establishes and implements hardware and software acquisition, protection, maintenance and retention policies, standards and procedures that are aligned with IT standards and strategy.

Responsibilities

The Senior IT Vendor Management Professional

Facilitates ongoing IT & Business software needs for selected vendors and products by ensuring that subscription, maintenance and support renewals are completed in advance of their expiration and follows up with appropriate documentation and communications.

Investigates and documents vendor HW/SW support & software licensing entitlements, licensing allowances, deployment and use through annual research tied to Humana's contracts, license agreements, life cycle management stages and consultation with Humana associates & manufacturers

investigates existing and available software products; reviews licenses and/or contracts to ensure that hardware and software equipment is covered by the contract and properly documented.

Supports the information technology function, evaluates vendor performance, needs assessment, spend optimization and risk management. Identifies current technology solutions and works closely with internal partners to understand future needs and to develop cost effective strategies aligned to business objectives.

Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.

Influences department's strategy, processes and tactics

Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations; requires minimal direction; follows established guidelines/procedures.

Communicates comfortably and effectively through various channels - email, individual interactions, group meetings, and presentations - to end users, management, developers, software suppliers and publishers.

Required Qualifications

3 or more years of prior IT vendor/contract management experience

Must have minimum of 2 years prior experience with general software licensing, maintenance and SaaS products with an understanding of software licensing types, entitlement and compliance

Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Strong working competency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., finance, accounting, computer science

Consumer-side contract/renewal experience

Additional training or certification in vendor, contract, risk, asset, finance or supplier management

Additional Information

Associates are required to be fully COVID vaccinated, including booster, or undergo weekly COVID testing and wear a face covering while at work. The weekly testing will need to be done through an approved Humana vendor, and unvaccinated associates should follow all social distancing and masking protocols if they are required to come into a Humana facility or work outside of their home.

If progressed to offer, candidates will be required to:

Provide proof of full vaccination, including booster OR

Provide proof of applicable exemption including any required supporting documentation

Medical, religious, and state exemptions will be available.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com