About The Role
Job Title: IT Senior Asset Officer
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Hereford (Hybrid)
Salary: Hoople Band D £31,314 - £39,483 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 2nd November 2025
Hoople Group are looking for a proactive and experienced IT Senior Asset Manager to lead our Asset Management and Purchasing Team in delivering a professional, customer-focused service. The role is based withing the Hoople Commercial Services Team, reporting to the Commercial Manager, you'll play a key role in modernising our asset management function, streamlining processes, and driving efficiencies that benefit a multitude of different services within Herefordshire, including Hoople Group, Herefordshire Council, Wye Valley NHS Trust, Herefordshire's GP's and other Hoople clients.
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead and coordinate the IT Asset Management and Purchasing Team, ensuring efficient service delivery.
* Act as the first point of contact for operational queries and provide day-to-day guidance to team members.
* Modernise asset management practices and implement improvements to enhance service quality.
* Develop and maintain a connected Asset Register for robust reporting and audit readiness.
* Oversee Software Asset Management to ensure licence compliance and cost control.
* Manage purchasing and stockroom operations, including audits, reporting, and supplier engagement.
* Support IT project delivery through coordinated asset planning and documentation.
* Ensure compliance with relevant policies, including Health and Safety and procurement procedures.
What We're Looking For
* Significant experience in purchasing within a highly regulated or public sector environment (ideally within the IT sector)
* Strong leadership and coordination skills
Hoople offer 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, and an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme. We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
* Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme;
* Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
* Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must apply online for this vacancy.
About Us
Our vision
To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.
Our mission
Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.
Our values
* Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers
* Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves
* Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work
* Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do
* Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals
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