GENERAL MANAGERSports Facilities Management, LLCLOCATION: Elizabethtown, KYDEPARTMENT: OPERATIONSREPORTS TO: VP OF VENUE MANAGEMENTSTATUS: FULL-TIME (EXEMPT)ABOUT THE COMPANY:The Sports Facilities Companies and is the nation's 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 industry's 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 organizational values.
Meeting or exceeding annual growth objectives.
Facilitating interdepartmental collaboration
Employee retention and staff development
Development of employees 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 to meet objectives, and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change
Oversee booking and execution of entertainment events including, but not limited to, concerts, alternative entertainment, and community events
Develop and implement profit and loss structure for the venue along with event settlements to ensure individual event financial performance is in line with overall business strategy
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 organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency
Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource 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 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, and outside organizations
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 content providers, 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 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 $10MM or greater
Proven experience in organizing, booking, and operating entertainment events; including but not limited to concerts, alternative entertainment, community functions
Operational knowledge of F&B, entertainment, as well as parties, corporate events, and team building preferred
Experience working with convention & visitor bureaus, promoters and event management booking in an entertainment genre
A minimum of 7 years of management experience
Operational knowledge of risk management, kitchen, entertainment, as well as parties, corporate events, teambuilding, and leadership development
Entertainment programming and event operations expertise, including production, ticketing, and event preparation is required
Bachelor's degree in business management, sports management, marketing, hospitality, food and beverage, related field, or equivalent experience
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Some travel involved
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 fifty pounds waist high
Ability to travel to national events and regional events
