General Manager – Sport, Fitness & Community Venue
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General Manager Sport Fitness & Community Venue
Sutton - Surrey
Up to 40k performance bonus
This is not a sit-behind-a-desk General Manager role.
Were looking for a sport-loving people-first leader to run and grow one of Suttons most exciting community leisure venues. If you come from a fitness leisure or sports background thrive in an active environment and get genuinely excited about seeing courts busy and people having fun youll feel right at home here. This role suits someone who wants to be visible involved and proud of the venue they run.
The role
As General Manager youll be the face of the venue and the driving force behind its success. Youll balance commercial performance with community impact making sure the venue is buzzing welcoming and brilliantly run.
Youll be:
Leading from the front on the floor on the courts and with your team
Owning day-to-day operations standards safety and customer experience
Growing participation across sport fitness and social programmes (especially padel)
Building strong local relationships with clubs coaches schools and community groups
Creating events leagues and initiatives that keep people coming back
Managing budgets targets and performance with a commercial but people-led mindset
Who were really looking for
This role is ideal for someone from a sport fitness or leisure background not a corporate facilities manager.
Youll likely be:
From leisure fitness sport or hospitality management
Comfortable being hands-on and visible (tracksuit days encouraged)
Energised by busy venues social sport and active communities
Confident leading teams coaches and front-of-house staff
Naturally community-minded and great at building local connections
Commercially switched-on without losing the human touch
Happy working evenings and weekends when sport actually happens
Bonus points if you love padel play padel or are desperate to get involved in it.
Why this role stands out
You get real ownership of a growing sport-led venue
You shape the culture the energy and the community
Youre part of a modern social approach to sport not traditional leisure management
You get to build something people genuinely care about in Sutton
This role is being recruited by Love Recruitment specialists in fitness leisure and sport roles across the UK. Your recruiter is Helen Horton Account Director. To apply simply click Apply Now.
Key Skills
- GX training
- Sales Experience
- Direct Sales
- Time Management
- Hospitality Experience
- Management Experience
- Personal Training
- CPT Coding
- Leadership Experience
- Program Design
- Supervising Experience
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
The UK's leading specialist fitness and leisure recruitment agency.Service and Delivery.Contact us 07746 791415 or email contact any of the team via People
