CHS Inc Hiring for Manager, IT Asset Management at Lakeville, Minnesota Full Time

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS has an exciting opportunity in the Information Technology (IT) department. We are looking for a Manager, IT Asset Management. This leadership position plays a key role in the evolution of IT Asset Management program and practice within CHS. This role will create an IT Asset Management program including building a team, creating and implementing processes, and providing direction for an asset management capability within the IT landscape. This role will be accountable for developing and maintaining sources of truth of IT assets within the CHS organization and supporting software audits. This role entails developing and maintaining processes, policies, standards, systems, and measurements that help CHS effectively manage the IT asset portfolio (software and technology-related hardware) with regards to cost, control, risk, and compliance.

Asset Management Process and Continuous Improvement

• Lead the CHS IT Asset Management program, team, and processes
• Create and drive the strategy for CHS IT Asset Management
• Create partnerships with IT Platform Owners, CHS Sourcing, ITSM Delivery Team and process owners, Enterprise Architecture, among other IT areas
• Ensure quality control through the lifecycle of IT assets by developing and implementing appropriate procedures to track and manage the IT Assets. Safeguard a detailed inventory of hardware and software assets and apply the information gathered to enable immediate corrective action on vulnerabilities, strengthen policy/governance, support audits, understand the software spend and manage end of life/end of services risk avoidance
• Maintain the IT asset capability to empower the organization to better manage the lifecycle of hardware and software across CHS
• Support audit activities that may arise

Technology Acumen

• Drive features and functionality on the IT Asset Management capability (ServiceNow) to enable the IT Asset Management Processes and show the value to continue to scale and mature the services
• Create and maintain governance and support the interdependencies between ITAM (IT Asset Management), APM (Application Portfolio Management) and CMDB (Configuration Management Database) across the CHS ServiceNow platform

Reporting, Dashboard and Audits

• Generate and distribute various reports, including compliance reports on current assets
• Identify savings opportunities for renewals, software licensing and services

Talent Management

• Grow people in an environment of empowerment by attracting, retaining, and developing talent
• Continuously improve the knowledge and skill of employees through training, education, and mentoring
• Demonstrate visible leadership and exhibit CHS leadership expectations
• Build Strong relationship across IT and our business units

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering, or Project Management (or equivalent years of training, work experience and education)
• 7+ years management experience to include:
• Implementing new processes and functions within an IT organization
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
• Proven ability to effectively drive change
• 4+ years IT Asset Management (hardware and software) experience

Additional Qualifications

• Strong business acumen and ability to understand the larger company strategy
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex ideas and interdependencies
• Managing complex projects and technical teams
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Track record of using quantitative and qualitative data to prioritize decision-making
• Strong technical and ITIL service management background
• Lean practitioner certifications or training, as well as applicable experience in Continuous Improvement
• ITIL practitioner
• Agile practitioner
• Advanced knowledge of ServiceNow technology and ITAM module
• Advanced knowledge in the Microsoft Office 365 Technologies

CHS offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life Insurance, Health and Day Care Savings Accounts, Paid Vacation, 401K, Company Funded Pension, Profit Sharing, Long and Short Term Disability, Tuition reimbursement, and Adoption assistance.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.