Software Portfolio Specialist

Job Description:

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging - but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Summary:

The Software Portfolio Specialist governs, optimizes, and ensures compliance across SAP's third-party software portfolio - while partnering with IT, GPO, Global Controlling, and vendors - to reduce risk and optimize cost across the software lifecycle. In this role, you will be accountable for a software portfolio where you will:

Software Asset Lifecycle Management

* Own the end-to-end software asset lifecycle, from request through retirement

* Maintain accurate software inventory and entitlement records

* Deliver accurate software expense forecasts and ensure timely, complete charge-out

* Portfolio and Cost Optimization

* Analyze usage and consumption to identify cost-saving opportunities

* Drive license optimization, shelfware reduction, and portfolio rationalization

* Support renewals and true-ups with data-driven recommendations

* Vendor & Contract Management

* Serve as the primary contact (with GPO buyer) for strategic software vendors

* Interpret licensing models, agreements, and metrics

* Support negotiations with accurate usage, compliance, and forecast data

* Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

* Produce reports and dashboards on software usage, spend, and risk

* Deliver insights and recommendations to stakeholders on software governance, opportunities, and risks

Role Requirements:

Essential Skills:

* Software portfolio & lifecycle management: Ability to manage software across its lifecycle understand of how portfolio decisions affect cost, risk, architecture, security, and end users

* Licensing & commercial acumen: Practical knowledge of licensing models and metrics, and ability to interpret contracts, order forms, product terms, metrics definitions, audit clauses

* Data & analytics: Strong data skills to reconcile multiple data sources and ability to build insights from data

* Stakeholder and vendor management: Strong influencing and communication skills and ability to manage vendors professionally

Experience:

* Hands-on SAM/ ITAM exposure: Experience with software compliance, contract/ entitlement management, renewal planning, cost forecasting + expense tracking, usage analytics, and cost optimization initiatives

* Tooling familiarity: Experience working with SAM tools (Flexera) and procurement/ finance systems (for spend + charge-out)

* Cross-functional working: Experience working across multiple groups and navigating competing priorities

Mindset

* Evidence over opinion: comfortable challenging assumptions - incl. vendor positions - diplomatically but firmly

* Operational discipline: strong on renewal calendars, documentation, and preventing last-minute fire drills

* Comfort with ambiguity: are calm in complexity of imperfect data, shifting contract terms, and constant business pressure

Where you belong:

* You'll join a data-driven, collaborative team that values pragmatic decision-making and real business impact.

* We partner closely with IT, GPO, Global Controlling, and strategic vendors to reduce risk and optimize spend for SAP - using data-driven decisions (evidence), clear governance, and continuous improvement.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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Requisition ID: 450904 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 450904

Posted Date: Apr 20, 2026

Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

Location:
Prague 5, CZ, 158 00