Software Asset Management (SAM) Specialist

About the Position

FEL261020P2B1: Software Asset Management (SAM) Specialist | Brussels | 60% Remote

joyIT Recruiting GmbH

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Work Model: Hybrid

Onsite Requirement: 2 days per week, 60% remote

Start Date: 26.10.2026

Duration: 14 months, extension possible

An international company in the energy sector is looking for a Software Asset Management (SAM) Specialist to strengthen licence management within its IT department. The assignment combines administrative, analytical, and case follow-up activities as cross-functional support to the IT, Procurement, and Finance teams. It ensures a reliable, compliant, and optimized management of the software portfolio from initial request to retirement and contributes to cost control, licence compliance, and the continuous improvement of SAM processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete lifecycle of IT licences: request, approval, acquisition, deployment, monitoring, renewal.
• Maintain an accurate, reliable, and up-to-date database of active, expired, renewable, or to-be-retired licences.
• Analyse contracts, terms of use, and licence clauses, in collaboration with the Procurement, IT, and Finance teams.
• Analyse usage data to identify unused, under-used, or oversized software and propose optimizations.
• Set up and monitor steering indicators: active licences, unused licences, upcoming renewals, non-compliance risks, and potential savings.
• Prepare analyses, reports, and dashboards to support decision-making by management.

Requirements

• Good knowledge of the licensing models of the major software vendors, of SAM/ITAM solutions, and of analysis tools such as advanced Excel, SQL, and/or Power BI.
• At least 3 years of experience in a role related to Software Asset Management, licence management, IT procurement, IT Asset Management, or a similar role.
• Administrative rigour, analytical mindset, autonomy, proactivity, ownership, and good communication skills.
• Languages: French or Dutch, with fluent English.

Project Details

• Location: Brussels, Belgium
• Work Model: Hybrid
• Onsite Requirement: 2 days per week, 60% remote
• Workload: 100% (Monday to Friday)
• Start: 26.10.2026
• Duration: until 31.12.2027, 14 months, extension possible
• Non-EU candidates: a valid work permit and residence permit for Belgium are required

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Your team at joyIT.