The Assistant Manager-IT will oversee IT vendor management, procurement, budgeting, logistics, and IT governance, involving collaboration with teams and project management.
Description and Requirements
Essential Functions
- Person should be responsible to manage IT Vendor Management & Procurement along with IT Governance
IT Vendor Management & Procurement
- Person will be working closely with GOSC finance teams (Procurement, FP&A, taxation/logistics & controllership) and will be responsible for:
- End to end IT Procurement, starting from seeking approvals till capitalization. This includes BAU and project transactions.
- IT Budgeting i.e. creating, tracking, reconciliation & accruals.
- All IT opex invoicing and related taxation work
- IT logistics - custom clearance for IT shipments & deliveries
- Supplier/Vendor management
- IT SPOC for legal & regulatory requirements
- Will be responsible for inventory and AMC tracking for all IT assets
- Plan, perform and manage projects with the ability to multi-task between several IT projects independently and changing priorities and schedules simultaneously
- Ability to derive project plan & execution
- Ability to evolve budget sheets and evaluate budgetary expenses
IT Governance
- Preparing IT deck, MIS reports on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
- Person should have good understanding of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Work with IT Stakeholders to gather required information
Primary Internal Interactions
- GSS Procurement team
- IT team
Primary External Interactions
- MetLife (US) SME
- MetLife (GOSC) SME
- Vendors
Skills
Technical Skills
- Excellent PC skills & proficiency in working with Excel, Word & Power Point, Visio
- Excellent analytical and research skills.
Process Specific Skills
- ITIL
Soft Skills (Mandatory)
- Self-motivated, well organized and flexible with a sense of urgency approach
- Team work/ Managing Self / Adaptability
- Good with people management
- Adaptability to change
- Self-disciplined and result oriented
- Ability to manage multiple tasks prioritizing effectively.
- Ability to find creative and innovative solutions to business problems
- Must be flexible to US Daytime work hours.
- May be required to travel (National / International)
- Preferably familiar with ITIL framework.
- Strong team player with proven people and project skills - capable of working in cross-functional teams especially in critical projects.
- Ability to articulate and influence clients / customers
- Should be capable of building and sustaining strong relationships with his / her own team, International Clients and Service Partners
Soft skills (Desired)
Education & Experience Requirements
- Minimum Qualifications: Graduation with 5-6 years of combined IT experience in managing budgets, procurements, IT logistics, vendor management and other financial administration work. BPO experience is must. Preferably familiar with ITIL framework.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services.
At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Top Skills
Itil
Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Word
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