IT Supplier and Asset Co-ordinator

  • Full-time
  • Business Areas: Technology Services
  • Location: Manchester
  • Department: Service Delivery

Company Description

AJ Bell is one of the largest providers of online investment platforms and stockbroker services in the UK, with assets under administration exceeding £62.5 billion and more than 312,300 clients. Our award-winning products include AJ Bell Youinvest and AJ Bell Investcentre. We have our head office in Manchester, as well as a Media office in London.

Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic, organised and self-motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a team, but is also happy working on their own?

If you answered yes, then we could have the perfect role of you!

We are looking for the right person to come and join our existing IT Asset Management team as an IT Supplier and Asset Co-Ordinator. The successful candidate will assist the IT Service Manager in ensuring we receive the best service and value from all our IT suppliers. They will also work alongside the existing IT Asset Co-ordinator providing ongoing management of existing supplier contracts and IT Assets.

Experience in a supplier, stakeholder or asset management role would be a bonus, but is not essential, if you have a willingness to learn and take on new skills, we would like to hear from you.

What does the job involve?

Supplier and Stakeholder Management

  • Assist IT Service Manager with the review and classification of new and existing  suppliers.
  • Assist IT Service Manager with the management of Supplier and Contract records.
  • Assist IT Service Manager with the management of third-party suppliers, including the attendance of service review meetings.

Contract Management

  • Assist supplier owner/cost centre owner with provision of new contracts
  • Management of contract renewals to ensure all contracts are either renewed or terminated in line with the contractual notice period.
  • Raising payments and approving invoicing for new or renewed contracts
  • Keeping accurate records of all existing and new contractions, including renewal date, notice period, contract overview and supplier detail
  • Assist IT Service Manager(s) in understanding and management of existing and new contracts

License Management

  • Reconciliation of license entitlement v’s current use to ensure compliance, raising potential issues to cost centre owner for resolution.
  • Review and analyse license usage and make recommendations on appropriate agreement types. I.e. transactional v’s enterprise
  • Co-ordination and planning of key events such as True-up’s and renewals
  • Assist cost centre owners with the purchase of new licenses or budgeting where requested

Maintaining the IT Asset register

  • Ensure new assets are added to the Asset Register at the time of purchase
  • Complete reconciliations of virtual and physical assets against IT Asset register to ensure the register is up to date
  • Remove decommissioned or end of life assets from the Asset register

Additional Information

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for members wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of team work, we have a great sense of pride in what we do and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

In return for your hard work you will be entitled to:

  • 24 days holiday increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Paid study support for qualifications
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme
  • Bike loan
  • Season ticket loan portal
  • Discounted PMI and Dental
  • Free gym 
  • Holiday buy/sell scheme
  • Free social events
  • Plus much more
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