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Area Manager- New Forest

Leisure People Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9PA, England

Salary

£4,000 per month

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Area Manager position in New Forest, Hampshire offers a salary of up to £50,000 plus a £4,000 car allowance and additional benefits.
  • The role involves overseeing five sports, fitness, and leisure centres while inspiring a culture of service excellence and driving commercial strategies.
  • Candidates must have at least 5 years of senior leadership experience in the fitness, sports, leisure, retail, or hospitality sectors managing high-volume facilities with multi-million-pound budgets.
  • Key responsibilities include financial accountability, ensuring compliance with regulations, and building strong relationships with stakeholders to meet community needs.
  • Benefits include a contributory pension, free private healthcare, 24 days of annual leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Area Manager - Sports, Fitness Leisure Management- New Forest Hampshire

Up to £50,000 + £4K car allowance, contributory pension, healthcare + more

We are looking for an Area Manager in the New Forest 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:

  • Recruit, Coach, support and develop your leadership team, inspiring a culture of service excellence and drive for results.
  • 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.
  • Ensure the right products are delivered at the right times to maximise participation and aid retention.
  • Full financial accountability; profit and loss, income, expenditure, debtors; helping set the budgets and business plan.
  • Oversee the smooth operation of the facilities ensuring they are clean, safe and complaint with regulations.
  • Build strong relations with internal and external stakeholders ensuring you meet and exceed the needs of the community you serve.

Benefits

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

The ideal candidate will have:

  • At least 5 years' senior leadership experience within the fitness/ sports/Leisure/retail/ hospitality Management market managing high volume multifaceted facilities with multi-million-pound budgets.
  • Multi-site or large single site experience possibly as Contract Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager, Cluster General Manager or Senior General/Centre Manager.
  • A history of delivering outstanding commercial results and exemplary customer experience.
  • Experience in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • An understanding of the importance of fulfilling community health and wellbeing objectives.
  • Living within commuting distance of The New Forest Hampshire or willing to relocate.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.