Track Manager - Hardware Asset Management
India
Job Description
Track Manager - Hardware Asset Management
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Job Summary
Job Responsibilities : Hardware assets and contracts • Maintain the hardware asset inventory: CPC, DASD, TAPE, SAN switches, features, serial numbers and EOS dates. • Administer the hardware lease contract. • Administer the hardware maintenance contract. • Administer the datacenter facility lease and operations contract. Software inventory, licenses and contracts • Maintain the software inventory for all IBM and ISV products, with feature entitlement, renewal due date and the LPARs on which each product is deployed. • Administer IBM and ISV software license contracts (OTC and MLC). • Administer IBM and ISV software support contracts. • Administer the Tailor Fit Pricing contract (hardware and software). Monthly reporting and billing • Produce and submit the monthly IBM MLC (Monthly License Charge) SCRT (Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool) report, reviewing MSU peaks before submission. • Produce the monthly utilization report for other ISVs as per their agreements. • Handle monthly S&S billing for OTC/IPLA software. • Track license metrics by running the monthly report on consumption versus entitlement. Vendor management • Maintain a contract repository with key terms for each agreement: term, renewal date, notice period, termination clauses and price escalation. • Maintain a renewal calendar for software, support, maintenance and lease contracts, and raise renewals ahead of expiry with the Procurement team. • Validate vendor invoices against contract terms and entitlements, and raise and track billing disputes. • Support commercial negotiations and renewals with usage data, entitlement positions and inventory facts. • Keep audit-ready records of license entitlements and proof of deployment, and support audit responses. • Reconcile the hardware and software inventory against deployed environments, maintenance coverage and contract records, and close gaps. • Identify unused or over-entitled licenses and cost-saving opportunities, and report them to leadership. • Track hardware and software end-of-service dates and share them with architects as input to refresh and upgrade planning. • Monitor vendor performance against contract SLAs for support and maintenance. • Provide inputs to mainframe cost forecasting, budgeting and usage chargeback. • Maintain records for asset retirement and disposal when hardware or software is decommissioned. • Maintain vendor contacts and the escalation matrix. • Run the monthly vendor performance review. • Coordinate vendor-initiated license audits. • Front-end all vendor communication along with the customer Procurement team. • Collaborate with architects on the commercial and contractual impact of software decommission, replacement and consolidation.
Job Summary : The Mainframe Vendor & Asset Management role administers the commercial and asset side of the customer\'s mainframe environment. It covers hardware and software inventory, IBM and ISV license and support contracts, hardware lease and maintenance contracts, monthly usage reporting and billing, and day-to-day vendor communication.
Key Responsibilities
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Skill Requirements
Skill Requirement : • Working knowledge of IBM mainframe licensing and pricing models, including MLC, OTC/IPLA, S&S and Tailor Fit Pricing. • Experience preparing SCRT reports and reviewing MSU data. • Experience administering contracts with IBM and ISV vendors, including hardware lease and maintenance agreements. • Experience with software asset management practices and license audits. • Strong spreadsheet and reporting skills for inventory and entitlement tracking. • Ability to work with Procurement, architects and vendor account teams.
Other Requirements
NA
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