Sports Tournament & Events Manager - Crown Sports Center

SPORTS TOURNAMENT & EVENTS MANAGER - Crown Sports Center

Sports Facilities Management, LLC

LOCATION: Fruitland, MD

DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS

REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER

STATUS: FULL-TIME (EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Crown Sports Center is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Fruitland, MD. 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.

Crown Sports Center is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC 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 Sports Tournament & Events Manager will be responsible for the overall management of events at the complex. This position provides direction, training and development opportunities to front-line managers and part-time staff during events. The Sports Tournament & Events Manager will work closely with outside event owners, other department leaders and the Finance Manager in order to successfully accomplish these responsibilities. This position will work closely with the General Manager to generate revenue through sporting events, programming and special events.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Assists General Manager in determining annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for programs; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; analyzing trends and results; establishing pricing strategies; recommending selling prices; monitoring costs, competition, supply, and demand
• To be on site at events and take responsibility for the various aspects of managing personnel and production
• Negotiate and produce contracts for relevant vendors building a good working relationship
• Build a good overall knowledge and understanding of the events in the company portfolio, their operational aims and their revenue streams
• Assist with daily operations to ensure quality control, expense management, and safety
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Accomplishes personnel objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
• Serve as Manager-On-Duty ("MOD") at certain key events
• Participation in planning/strategic meetings
• Work with finance department to track and report profitability
• Ensure events comply with safety regulations
• Responsible for part-time team schedule
• Adhere to budgets and exercises control in expense management
• Ensure staff is adequately prepared for events
• Give final operational approval for event set-up
• Additional tasks assigned by management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years' experience in recreation, sports management, events, or sales
• Proven experience in contract negotiations, event creation, and planning
• Experience with understanding strategic partnerships between Convention & Visitors Bureau and sponsors
• Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and negotiating skills
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules including weekends, nights, and holidays
• Prior responsibility in P&L management and budget oversight
• Must be willing to obtain CPR certifications
• Well organized, efficient, flexible, and able to meet deadlines
• Able to cope with many tasks at once and work to tight schedules

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimal intermittent travel as needed to various trade shows, networking events, and corporate events

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high
• May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time in various conditions
• May be required to conduct venue tours to prospective clients
• Must be willing to work outdoors for an extended period of time
• Office environment has intermittent noise, normal in nature