European Asset Optimization Lead

Ct Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ct Group is seeking a Central Asset Manager to help European business units use internal assets before external subhire, improving asset visibility and cross-border collaboration. You will review demand, coordinate movements and support long-term relocation strategies across Europe.

Role requires experience in asset management, logistics, and technical equipment, with strong analytical and collaboration skills. Willingness to travel across Europe is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management, operations, logistics or similar live-events environments.
• 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.
• Support supplier reviews and maintain the preferred European supplier list.
• Keep up to date with market and technical developments to assist in purchase recommendations
• Promote accurate use of rental systems and agreed European data standards.
• Monitor incomplete or inconsistent project and asset information and drive corrective action.
• Identify recurring issues, utilisation opportunities and potential strategic asset redeployment.
• Maintain clear records and provide concise operational reporting and recommendations to the ECAM.
• Build trusted relationships across Operations, Technical, Commercial, Project and Asset teams.
• Share best practice and support new systems, workflows and agreed ways of working across Europe.

Skills

Asset management

Logistics

Resource planning

Analytical

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Rental management systems

Reporting tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ct Group is seeking a Central Asset Manager to help European business units use internal assets before external subhire, improving asset visibility and cross-border collaboration. You will review demand, coordinate movements and support long-term relocation strategies across Europe.

Role requires experience in asset management, logistics, and technical equipment, with strong analytical and collaboration skills. Willingness to travel across Europe is expected.