IT Asset Management Lead: Software & Hardware Excellence

Patrick Industries; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Patrick Industries, a leading manufacturer with a strong presence across the United States, is seeking an IT Manager for Software & Hardware Asset Management in Elkhart, Indiana. The role drives SAM/HAM programs, licenses, and asset lifecycle governance to optimize costs and compliance.

You will oversee a team, improve CMDB and discovery tooling, and partner with Finance and Vendor Management to align contracts with asset usage. A manufacturing background is a plus for this strategic position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant IT experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing software and/or hardware asset management functions.
• Experience with SAM/HAM tools, CMDB platforms, and license management systems.
• Manufacturing or industrial sector experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a complete and accurate inventory of software licenses, entitlements, and deployments across Patrick IT.
• Manage software license compliance, true-ups, and audit readiness across all publishers and platforms.
• Track software renewals, expirations, and utilization to identify optimization and cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with vendor management to right-size license counts and eliminate unused or underutilized software.
• Establish and maintain software request, approval, and provisioning workflows.
• Maintain a complete and accurate inventory of hardware assets across their full lifecycle, from procurement through disposal.
• Manage hardware refresh cycles, warranty tracking, and end-of-life planning.
• Establish standard processes for asset tagging, receiving, deployment, and retirement.
• Ensure secure and compliant disposal or redeployment of retired hardware assets.
• Partner with IT operations and end-user services to track asset assignment and utilization.
• Establish and maintain asset management policies, standards, and procedures for both software and hardware.
• Ensure asset data integrity through regular audits, reconciliation, and discovery tooling.
• Produce regular reporting on asset inventory, compliance status, utilization, and cost to IT leadership.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to software and hardware assets.
• Identify and remediate asset-related risks, including unlicensed software and unsupported hardware.
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities across software licensing and hardware procurement.
• Reduce technical debt and redundant systems through asset rationalization.
• Support the total cost of ownership (TCO) model by ensuring accurate asset cost, capitalization, and depreciation data.
• Partner with Finance and Vendor Management to validate invoices, true-ups, and contract terms against actual asset usage.
• Partner with the IT Director, Vendor Management to align asset data with vendor contracts and rationalization initiatives.
• Support IT due diligence for mergers and acquisitions by assessing acquired entities' software and hardware asset inventories.
• Lead onboarding of acquired software and hardware assets into Patrick IT's asset management systems and processes.
• Own and continuously improve asset management tools, discovery systems, and the configuration management database (CMDB).
• Automate asset tracking, reconciliation, and reporting processes to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase asset management maturity over time.
• Lead and develop a team of asset management analysts and coordinators.
• Build a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement within the asset management function.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, prioritization, and coaching to team members.

Skills

Asset management

IT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related field

Tools

SAM/HAM tools

CMDB platforms

License management systems

Job description

Patrick Industries, a leading manufacturer with a strong presence across the United States, is seeking an IT Manager for Software & Hardware Asset Management in Elkhart, Indiana. The role drives SAM/HAM programs, licenses, and asset lifecycle governance to optimize costs and compliance.

You will oversee a team, improve CMDB and discovery tooling, and partner with Finance and Vendor Management to align contracts with asset usage. A manufacturing background is a plus for this strategic position.