Assigning static IP address using nmcli

Try:

# nmcli con add con-name "static-ens32" ifname ens32 type ethernet ip4 xxx.xxx.120.44/24 gw4 xxx.xxx.120.1
# nmcli con mod "static-ens32" ipv4.dns "xxx.xxx.120.1,8.8.8.8"
# nmcli con up "static-ens32" iface ens32

Next, find the other connections and delete them. For example:

# nmcli con show
NAME         UUID                 TYPE           DEVICE
ens32        ff9804db5-........   802-3-ethernet --
static-ens32 a4b59cb4a-........   802-3-ethernet ens32
# nmcli con del ens32

On the next reboot, you should pick up the static-ens32 connection, as it is the only one available.