European Asset Optimization Lead

Creative Technology UK; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NEP Group Inc. is seeking a Central Asset Manager for Europe to optimize asset usage and reduce subhire across regions. You will coordinate movements, assess options by cost and utilisation, and maintain data integrity in rental systems.

The role requires liaison with teams across Operations, Technical, Commercial, Project and Asset groups, plus travel within Europe when needed. Strong analytical and English communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management, operations, logistics, or a similar live-events environment.
• Working knowledge of professional video, audio, lighting, rigging or related equipment.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to compare cost, margin and utilisation options.
• Analytical, organised and confident solving problems in a fast-moving environment.
• Able to influence and collaborate across teams, countries and cultures.
• Clear written and verbal English; additional European languages are an advantage.
• Willing and able to travel across Europe when required.

Responsibilities

• Help business units secure equipment for projects, using internal assets before external subhire.
• Review project demand, availability and departure dates to identify shortages and priorities.
• Coordinate short-term and cross-border equipment movements with local asset teams.
• Assist with recommendations on long term equipment relocation to the ECAM
• Assess options using availability, transport cost, utilisation, margin and delivery requirements.
• Challenge subhire requests, compare internal and external options, and record savings or cost avoidance.
• Promote accurate use of rental systems and agreed European data standards.

Skills

Asset management

Logistics

Commercial judgement

Problem solving

Cross-cultural collab

MS Office

English fluency

Tools

Rental management systems

Reporting tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NEP Group Inc. is seeking a Central Asset Manager for Europe to optimize asset usage and reduce subhire across regions. You will coordinate movements, assess options by cost and utilisation, and maintain data integrity in rental systems.

The role requires liaison with teams across Operations, Technical, Commercial, Project and Asset groups, plus travel within Europe when needed. Strong analytical and English communication skills are essential.