Asset Optimization Lead - Live Events AV

Creative Technology UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Technology Middle East in Dubai seeks an Asset Manager to oversee asset planning and availability across Projects, Technical, Warehouse, Transport and Commercial teams. You ensure accurate records, anticipate requirements, and resolve shortages to keep projects on track.

You will drive improvements to controls, reporting, and procedures, helping teams manage sub-rentals, costs and utilization while maintaining visibility of the end-to-end asset lifecycle.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years relevant experience in asset management, inventory control, rental operations or a comparable environment.
• Strong experience with asset management or operational planning systems, ideally EasyJob.
• A good understanding of equipment availability allocation utilisation and inventory controls.
• Experience coordinating suppliers, managing sub-rentals and monitoring operational costs.
• Strong analytical planning and problem-solving skills.
• The confidence to work across departments, challenge discrepancies and influence decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
• Experience within the live events, AV or equipment rental industry would be particularly valuable.

Responsibilities

• Managing asset availability allocations reservations transfers and returns through EasyJob.
• Ensuring equipment records accurately reflect physical inventory and operational commitments.
• Working closely with Projects Technical and Warehouse teams to anticipate equipment requirements and resolve potential shortages.
• Managing sub-rental requirements supplier coordination and associated costs.
• Supporting pre-sales planning project costing and commercially sound equipment decisions.
• Monitoring asset utilisation and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary expenditure.
• Identifying discrepancies operational risks and process gaps before they affect project delivery.
• Developing and improving standard operating procedures controls and reporting.
• Providing reliable asset information to support operational planning and management decisions.
• Building strong working relationships across departments to ensure accountability and consistency.

Skills

Asset management

Inventory control

Operational planning

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Supplier coordination

Tools

EasyJob

Job description

Creative Technology Middle East in Dubai seeks an Asset Manager to oversee asset planning and availability across Projects, Technical, Warehouse, Transport and Commercial teams. You ensure accurate records, anticipate requirements, and resolve shortages to keep projects on track.

You will drive improvements to controls, reporting, and procedures, helping teams manage sub-rentals, costs and utilization while maintaining visibility of the end-to-end asset lifecycle.