Asset Analyst - IT Asset Management

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST.  Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

The IT Asset Management team focuses on managing the business operational movement of IT assets and consumables for the full lifecycle from receipt through disposal, including managing the relationships between hardware and software for Costco locations. ITAM identifies potential risks and optimization opportunities, and works with partners for remediation. 

Our team is focused on maintaining software compliance, identifying savings opportunities, and providing visibility of our license position to all business stakeholders. ITAM researches and updates our hardware asset system of record to enable accurate visibility of our IT hardware assets. Working closely with the relevant teams to ensure that operational processes relating to Asset Management are maintained. 

The Asset Analyst will support hardware, software, and related report creations. The individual in this non-technical shared services role will help us support, analyze and redefine our hardware asset management processes to make them faster, more accurate, and more efficient. Come join our team as we continue to shape and evolve ITAM at Costco!

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

●      Provides subject matter expertise in proper IT Asset Management (ITAM) policies and procedures across purchasing, contracts, vendor management, and business owner teams. Targets ITAM goals to remain compliant with software purchases, optimize software-related spend, and manage IT hardware asset lifecycle data.

●      Supports efforts to expand hardware/software visibility in asset management tools. Primarily focused on how to get more information in-tool and ensuring all included info is accurate and complete.

●      Works with business stakeholders to successfully manage and maintain the data integrity and completeness of IT asset inventories (Hardware and Software).

●      Initiates cross-collaboration with internal and external teams and supports problem resolution efforts. Acts as a liaison between the business owners, projects, and related teams (technical support, 3rd party consultants).

●      Researches and understands software license and entitlement purchase/contract information, reviews against current consumption (on prem installation or SaaS usage).

●      Identifies opportunities for streamlining through continuous process improvement and implementing best practice solutions.

●      Identifies and resolves