Regional General Manager

Sports Facilities Company•Chicago, IL

40d

About The Position

The Regional General Manager will work at various independent locations within the network of managed-facilities. This role will be responsible for leading and managing daily operations to achieve business goals, maximize service levels, and enhance profitability of a temporarily assigned location. The Regional General Manager will serve as a liaison with current clients. This role leads, coaches, trains, and manages team members, ensuring venues operate smoothly, and achieve revenue targets.

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum of bachelor's degree in business, advertising, marketing, or related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
Minimum of 7 years' experience in business, business sales, marketing, or related field
Must have expert level command of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and have demonstrated the ability to learn multiple new software platforms quickly
Excellent interpersonal skill and leadership abilities
Appropriate business acumen while participating/interacting in office meetings
Exceptional communication and presentation skills
Professional writing skills when representing the company whether in documents, email, or any other written method
Prior responsibility in daily P&L management and budget oversight responsibility of $2 million or greater
Proven experience in organizing, booking, and operating sports tournament and events
Willing to travel/relocate as needed up to 60% of the time
Must be able to lift 20 pounds waist high
Will be required to sit for extended periods of time operating a computer
Office environment has intermittent noise, normal in nature
Must be able to travel

Nice To Haves

Operational knowledge of food and beverage, entertainment, and sport clubs as well as parties, corporate events, and team building preferred
Operational knowledge of facility management concepts
Experience working with convention & visitor bureaus, regional sports commissions, and/or regional event management booking in a regional sport and/or convention center

Responsibilities

Hire, train and appoint managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them
Develops and implements facility goals in accordance with the management contract, the client's objectives, corporate policy, and good business practice
Direct and coordinate an organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency while safeguarding the resources made available
Prepare and present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes and rulings, and other items affecting businesses or program services
Execute corrective actions to solve organizational or departmental problems
Act as the liaison between the venues and all the resources provided to them by the company's home office including personnel departments, tools and software, vendors, and the document library
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, and event rights holders subject to requirements and priorities of the client
Assist in the vetting and hiring process for facility General Manager candidates, full cycle
Perform the duties of a facility General Manager at assigned temporary locations acting as replacement services including pre-open venues, optimization venues, and fully operational venues
Provide job training to new facility managers and department leads as necessary
Any additional duties assigned by leadership