Job Descriptions

NATIONAL ASSET MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Summary
The National Asset Manager is responsible for strategically leading, developing, documenting, and managing the asset management function through sourcing, buying, asset identification, tracking and allocation to the locations. The National Asset Manager will also be responsible for quality inspections of the assets upon purchase, during inventory checks, and audits to ensure that all quality standards for condition and branding are met. 

Responsibilities of Position: Duties include but are not limited to:

Organizational Responsibilities

• Establish excellent strategic and business alignment by building strong collaborative relationships with internal business partners and through cross-functional teams.
• Communicate and collaborate with other Asset Managers about intercompany transfers and national purchases. 
• Work with Operations Managers to ensure equipment standards for condition and branding are being met
• Collaborate with Director of Used Sales, VP of Product Strategy, and National Analyst on disposal of assets.

Personal Responsibilities

• Direct national sourcing activities to identify, initiate and lead comprehensive cost reduction strategies and initiatives by utilizing all levers of the category such as pricing, leveraging spend, demand management, standardization, and designing for cost in collaboration with sales, operations, and finance.
• Assisting with improvements and competitiveness in the quality and service levels of the supply base.
• Make recommendations on national inventory purchasing, budget requirements and rental pricing based on market data, competitor activity, and trends.  
• Develop and maintain overall asset management system for identification, tracking, and control of assets to support audit and company requirements
• Create and distribute monthly, quarterly, and specialized ROA and other reports as requested by the executive leadership team, Location GMs, and other business partners. 
• Assist with acquisitions including determining feasibility of gear being acquired, assist with fleet valuations as necessary, direct re-branding and standardization of acquired fleet, and implementing existing purchasing/asset policies and procedures to newly acquired property
• Communicate, collaborate, and process regional intercompany equipment transfers. 
• Coordinate and conduct bi-annual physical inventories across region and report on any discrepancies. Coordinate and assist with yearly audit spot checks with outside auditors across the region.  
• Conduct quarterly supplier/vendor management reviews.
• Communicate/train sales teams on industry trends and new gear releases. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Team Responsibilities

• Guide and oversee all indirect team members to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.  This includes RW fixes, rentals/sales, and pricing/barcodes/I-codes/data errors.    
• Ensure that all team members maintain high customer relations.
• Actively encourage and participate with employee engagement and culture building initiatives 
• Ensure that employees working in a safe manner and feel comfortable reporting any work place hazards or safety concerns
• Communicate in a positive, informative and professional manner with all 4Wall Entertainment employees. 

Key Requirements:

• 8-15 years of purchasing and asset management experience
• Extensive experience working in entertainment and event lighting, production or similar industries.
• College degree preferred
• Excellent strategic contract negotiations, project management, business management, analytical and problem solving skills inclusive of internal and market data mining for developing proactive sourcing strategies.
• Proven track record in negotiating complex contracts, redlining of actual contract language for both legal and commercial provisions, understanding the market, and technical dynamics such hardware, software, services, etc., related to a given spend. 
• Excellent written and verbal communications; ability to proactively build relationships and manage expectations across internal and external resources and for the development of RFIs, RFPs, contracts, presentations, reports and overall sourcing strategy.
• Must be proficient in Excel, PPT, Word, and highly familiar utilizing ERP tool in a fast paced environment. 
• Experience and knowledge of finance, accounting, P&L statements, budgeting and financial modeling. 
• Excellent business case and pricing analysis, negotiation and supplier management skills, organizational awareness, strategic planning, collaboration, and coaching skills. 
• Must adhere to all company policies, SOPs, and other management directives.

Physical Requirements

The job duties and tasks of this position require the employee to regularly sit. The employee may choose to stand and move within their working area. Regular use of computer monitors and a keyboard/mouse will be required. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 2 pounds. Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to communicate. Generally, the employee will be in a temperature-controlled work environment set for general comfort.

Availability:

• Must be available to work in the evenings and weekends, as required.

Position Location and/or Territory and Travel:

• Up to 50% Travel Required

Position Type

• Full-Time/Regular
• Based on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), management has analyzed this position and determined it to be exempt due to the Administrative Exemption rule.