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Area Manager

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Ringwood

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GBP 55,000 - 65,000

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an Area Manager in the New Forest, overseeing a diverse range of sports and leisure facilities. This role involves leading a dynamic team, driving commercial strategies, and ensuring operational excellence across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will possess extensive leadership experience in the fitness and leisure sector, with a proven track record of delivering exceptional customer experiences and financial results. Join a forward-thinking company that values community health and well-being, offering a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a supportive work environment. If you're passionate about fitness and leadership, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

£4000 annual car allowance
Mileage paid
Up to 10% annual bonus
24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Contributory pension
Free private healthcare
Free membership and use of facilities
Staff discounts in retail and restaurants

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of senior leadership experience in fitness or leisure management.
  • Experience managing high-volume, customer-centric facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit and develop leadership teams to inspire service excellence.
  • Develop commercial strategies to drive sales across products and services.

Skills

Leadership
Commercial Strategy Development
Financial Accountability
Stakeholder Management
Customer Service Excellence

Job description

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Area Manager – Sports, Fitness Leisure Management

Up to £55,000 + £4K car allowance, contributory pension, bonus, healthcare + more

We are looking for an Area Manager in the New Forest Hampshire to oversee five incredible multifaceted sports, fitness and leisure centres for one of the U.K.’s most progressive and entrepreneurial leisure management operators.

Key responsibilities:

  1. Recruit, coach, support and develop your leadership team, inspiring a culture of service excellence and drive for results.
  2. Develop and deliver a commercial strategy to drive sales across all their products and services including gym membership, swimming lessons, sports programming, kids’ activities, retail and food and beverage.
  3. Ensure the right products are delivered at the right times to maximise participation and aid retention.
  4. Full financial accountability; profit and loss, income, expenditure, debtors; helping set the budgets and business plan.
  5. Oversee the smooth operation of the facilities ensuring they are clean, safe and compliant with regulations.
  6. Build strong relations with internal and external stakeholders ensuring you meet and exceed the needs of the community you serve.

Benefits:

  1. £4000 annual car allowance
  2. Mileage paid away from your designated home centre.
  3. Up to 10% annual bonus.
  4. 24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing by 1 day a year up to 29 days.
  5. Contributory pension.
  6. Free private healthcare.
  7. Free membership and use of the facilities.
  8. Great staff discounts in retail, restaurants, going out and more.

The ideal candidate will have:

  1. At least 5 years’ senior leadership experience within the fitness/sports/leisure/retail/hospitality management market managing high volume multifaceted customer centric facilities with multi-million-pound budgets.
  2. Multi-site experience possibly as Contract Manager, Partnership Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager or Cluster General Manager.
  3. A history of delivering outstanding commercial results and exemplary customer experience.
  4. Experience in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  5. An understanding of the importance of fulfilling community health and wellbeing objectives.
  6. Living within commuting distance of the New Forest Hampshire or willing to relocate.

For more information, please click apply and we will be in touch promptly if you have the right level.

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