IT Category Manager

1 week ago

Sydney Central Business District, Australia HAYS Full time

Join this leading university as an IT Software Category Manager.
**Your new company**
This is one of Australia's leading universities, a forward-thinking tertiary education provider with strong relationships with other leading institutions across the globe. They have a number of campuses and provide education to large student population. They combine traditional educational techniques with the latest technology and research, to serve the community of Australia and help their student population achieve academic success.

**Your new role**
The role sits within a team that seeks to implement financial sustainability through effective cost management strategies. This team is undertaking a cost management program of work to review and analyse its IT software cost base to drive visibility and efficiencies in its management of costs and contracts. The IT Procurement & Purchasing (IT P&P) function manages contractual commitments in excess of $20m with a portfolio of over 300 software subscriptions, licensing and cloud based services that support the universities learning and education objectives. The size and span of these arrangements warrants a detailed review under the IT Cost Management program. You duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:

- Review its software landscape and contractual arrangements to establish opportunities to implement cost savings;
- Capture, review and assess the terms and conditions of each software arrangements to ensure all contractual and ordering documentation is available and current;
- Understand the licensing terms and conditions and assess them for opportunities to optimize and reduce costs;
- Assess alternate licensing constructs for improved commercial outcomes;
- Review similar software products for opportunities to consolidate

**What you'll need to succeed**
- Extensive and detailed knowledge and experience in the IT software category, with particularly reference to the software and cloud services used in the Higher Education sector.
- Capable of reviewing, interpreting and analysing the commercial and contractual terms of software contracts and licenses;
- Extensive knowledge of software licensing constructs and mechanisms for optimizing such arrangements;
- Ability to read and understand complex software contracts;
- Capable to lead software and cloud based commercial and contractual negotiations with suppliers to delivery improved commercial outcomes to suit the immediate and future requirements of the university;
- Strong capability to analyse the commercial and cost models applicable to each software arrangements;
- Ability to develop strategies to reduce the costs of each software arrangement through consolidation of licensing, varying the licensing constructs and through negotiation with suppliers;
- Be analytical and capable of developing cost models for each type of software arrangement;
- Capable of drafting, documenting and updating contractual terms and conditions to reflect any changes in the commercial and contractual arrangements;

**What you'll get in return**
What you'll get in return In return you will receive a strategic procurement opportunity working within a flexible organisation, and a dynamic forward-thinking team. This is a 6 months initial contract, with a potential to extend.

**What you need to do now**

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