General Manager Gadsden Athletic Center

GENERAL MANAGER - Gadsden Athletic Center

GAC SFM LLC

LOCATION: Gadsden AL

DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS

REPORTS TO: VP OF VENUE MANAGEMENT

STATUS: FULL-TIME (EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Gadsden Athletic Center is a premier sport recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Gadsden AL. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

Gadsden Athletic Center is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management LLC a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC is the nations leading resource for managing and developing sports recreation wellness and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industrys best while having some fun.

SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration accountability excellence and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The General Manager is responsible for the financial and operating performance. The objectives for this position include:

• Optimizing overall profitability
• Creating a positive relationship with client and stakeholders
• Creating a culture of accountability which supports the organizational values
• Meeting or exceeding annual growth objectives
• Facilitating interdepartmental collaboration
• Employee retention and staff development
• Development of Team Members and operating policies
• Implementation of major business initiatives
• Manage overall Food and Beverage operations
• Manage overall event operations

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Analyze operations to evaluate the performance of the company and its staff in order to meet objectives and to determine areas of potential cost reduction program improvement or policy change
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them
• Confer with ownership Sports Facilities Management advisors & support team and staff members to discuss issues coordinate activities and resolve problems
• Coordinate the development and implementation of budgetary control systems recordkeeping systems and other administrative control processes
• Direct and coordinate an organizations financial and budget activities in order to fund operations maximize investments and increase efficiency
• Direct administrative activities including the approval of administrative plans and activities the selection of directors and other high-level staff and establishment and organization of major departments
• Direct plan and implement policies objectives and activities of organizations or businesses in order to ensure continuing operations maximize returns on investments and increase productivity
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems
• Prepare and present reports concerning activities expenses budgets government statutes and rulings and other items affecting businesses or program services
• Represent the organization and promote its objectives at official functions or delegate representatives to do so
• Serve as liaisons between organizations shareholders community shareholders and outside organizations
• Effectively communicate and regularly present to tourism commission and community groups
• Administer programs for selection of any site location potential construction needs and provision of equipment and supplies
• Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production pricing sales and/or distribution of products
• Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements with suppliers distributors federal and state agencies and other organizational entities
• Prepare budgets for approval including those for funding and implementation of programs
• Review reports submitted by staff members in order to recommend approval or to suggest changes
• Schedule and monitor continued training seminar for staff on various operational safety and legal responsibilities
• Any additional duties assigned by the VP of Venue Management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior responsibility in daily P&L management and budget oversight responsibility of $4MM or greater
• Proven experience in organizing booking and operating sports tournaments and events; including but not limited to baseball softball soccer and other similar activities
• Operational knowledge of F&B entertainment and sport clubs as well as parties corporate events and team building preferred
• Experience working with convention & visitor bureaus regional sports commissions and/or regional event management booking in a regional sports
• A minimum of 7 years of management experience
• Operational knowledge of risk management kitchen operations entertainment and sports clubs as well as parties corporate events teambuilding and leadership development
• Sports programming and sports event operations expertise required
• Bachelors degree in business management sports management marketing hospitality food and beverage related field or equivalent experience

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some travel

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Will be required to sit for extended periods of time operating a computer
• Office and facility have intermittent noise
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds waist high
• Must be available to work nights and weekends

Required Experience:

Director