Job DescriptionAt LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is on-site, meaning it will be performed in the specified office on a full-time basis due to the business needs of the team.
This role will be based in Hillsboro, OR.
We are seeking a Senior Data Center Asset Management Engineer to own and execute onsite hardware inventory, warehouse, and stockroom operations. This hands-on individual contributor role is responsible for maintaining accurate physical inventory, secure storage, reliable material movement, and complete asset records throughout the hardware lifecycle.
You will independently manage complex inventory activities, lead operational projects, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate asset readiness for deployments, maintenance, transfers, and decommissioning. Success requires practical warehouse or stockroom management experience, strong program management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to perform physical work in a data center environment.
This role provides operational leadership through expertise, project ownership, cross-functional coordination, and mentoring.
ResponsibilitiesOnsite Inventory and Stockroom Operations
- Own daily inventory operations across assigned data center stockrooms, warehouses, and secure storage areas.
- Perform and coordinate receiving, shipment verification, asset tagging, scanning, put-away, picking, staging, packing, and shipping.
- Maintain organized storage locations, bin assignments, labeling, and space utilization to support safe, efficient material handling.
- Manage inventory of servers, storage and networking equipment, components, spare parts, and data-bearing devices.
- Verify incoming equipment against purchase orders, advance shipping notices, and shipping documentation. Resolve quantity, serial number, condition, and configuration discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate records of inventory quantities, locations, ownership, status, and movements in designated systems of record.
- Coordinate stock availability, replenishment, and material staging with engineering and operations partners to support onsite demand.
Inventory Accuracy and Asset Controls
- Plan and execute cycle counts, physical inventories, and targeted reconciliations between physical stock and asset records.
- Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Maintain traceability and documented chain of custody for receiving, storage, issuance, returns, transfers, and disposition.
- Enforce stockroom access controls and approved material movement procedures.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and support Finance, Security, Compliance, and internal or external audit requests.
Hardware Lifecycle and Logistics
- Coordinate and execute onsite asset activities supporting deployments, hardware replacements, retrofits, site expansions, and decommissioning.
- Prepare equipment for intersite transfers, vendor returns, repair, reuse, recycling, and approved disposition.
- Coordinate pickups and deliveries with carriers, vendors, and internal partners, verifying shipment contents and required documentation.
- Maintain secure segregation and tracking of data-bearing devices awaiting approved processing or destruction.
- Partner with Data Center Operations to prioritize material readiness and resolve inventory issues affecting operational timelines.
Program and Project Management
- Lead asset management and logistics projects from planning through completion, including inventory transitions, stockroom expansions, hardware deployments, intersite transfers, and decommissioning.
- Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements with stakeholders.
- Translate business and engineering requirements into execution plans, aligning material availability, site readiness, and asset controls with delivery timelines.
- Coordinate activities across Data Center Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Security, vendors, and service partners to resolve dependencies and maintain progress.
- Identify risks, track issues and decisions, and escalate blockers with recommended actions.
- Assess changes in scope, demand, or schedules and communicate their impact on capacity, priorities, and delivery commitments.
- Provide clear status updates covering milestones, risks, resource needs, and outcomes.
- Confirm completion against agreed requirements, reconcile asset records, document lessons learned, and transition ongoing activities into standard operations.
Process Improvement and Senior Individual Contribution
- Serve as the onsite subject matter expert and escalation point for inventory, stockroom, and asset accountability issues.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and training materials.
- Mentor colleagues and train employees and service partners on inventory systems, stockroom procedures, and asset controls.
- Identify and implement improvements to inventory accuracy, storage capacity, transaction timeliness, and operational efficiency.
- Support asset management system enhancements through requirements gathering, testing, and user feedback.
- Track and report inventory accuracy, receiving and fulfillment performance, discrepancies, aging stock, and stockroom capacity.
Physical and Onsite Requirements
- Work onsite full-time in data center stockrooms, warehouses, loading docks, and designated operational areas.
- Regularly receive, unpack, move, organize, stage, and pack hardware and related materials.
- Perform work involving standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting or carrying equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Safely use approved material handling equipment, such as carts and pallet jacks, following required training and site procedures.
- Use team lifts or mechanical assistance when required and follow applicable safety, security, and personal protective equipment requirements.
What Success Looks Like
- Accurate physical inventory and timely, complete asset records.
- Secure, organized stockrooms with effective storage and material handling practices.
- Reliable material readiness supporting deployments, maintenance, transfers, and decommissioning.
- Projects delivered against agreed scope and milestones, with clear communication of risks and dependencies.
- Consistent adherence to asset controls and audit requirements.
- Measurable improvements in inventory accuracy, fulfillment performance, and operational efficiency.
QualificationsBasic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of experience in hardware inventory, warehouse or stockroom operations, data center logistics, or hardware asset management.
- Hands-on experience performing receiving, put-away, picking, staging, shipping, cycle counting, and inventory reconciliation in a warehouse, stockroom, distribution, or technical operations environment.
- Experience using inventory, warehouse management, enterprise resource planning, or hardware asset management systems.
- Experience with procurement and incident management workflows.
- Experience planning and executing operational projects, coordinating stakeholders, tracking milestones, and resolving risks or dependencies.
- Experience independently resolving inventory discrepancies and coordinating operational work across teams.
- Ability to perform the essential physical duties of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications- 5+ years of relevant experience, including responsibility for complex inventory operations in a data center or technology environment.
- Experience handling serialized hardware, high-value equipment, spare parts, and data-bearing devices.
- Experience with ServiceNow Hardware Asset Management or comparable asset management platforms.
- Experience improving stockroom layouts, location controls, replenishment practices, and inventory workflows.
- Experience supporting asset audits, secure chain of custody, hardware decommissioning, and IT asset disposition.
- Demonstrated ability to lead operational projects across multiple sites and mentor colleagues as an individual contributor.
- Familiarity with barcode scanning, inventory reporting, and spreadsheet-based analysis.
- Relevant technical training or certification in logistics, supply chain, inventory management, project management, or IT asset management.
Suggested Skills- Hardware Inventory Management
- Warehouse and Stockroom Operations
- Hardware Asset Management
- Program and Project Management
- Data Center Logistics
- Inventory Reconciliation
- Operational Improvement
You will Benefit from our Culture:
We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.
LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The pay range for this role is $109,000 to $180,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
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