Fitness Manager

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Job Title: Fitness Manager

Company: Cowboys Fit

Directly Reports to: General Manager

Department: Fitness

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Fitness Manager (FM) is a member of Cowboys Fit management team and plays a key role in the company’s overall success by leading and managing a club’s health and fitness programming which includes personal training, group training, supplement sales, member integration and support. The FM is responsible for:

• Impacting member service and retention by delivering excellence through quality, cutting-edge programming that is safe, supports member’s efforts to reach their goals and provides exceptional member experiences
• Maintaining a safe, clean, well-maintained, and esthetically appealing environment
• Achieving financial performance results through the generation of ancillary service revenues

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Serve as a role model and direct and manage the day-to-day operations of the club’s fitness programming

• Cultivate and lead a positive, team-centered work environment that delivers on company goals
• Hire, train, manage, and develop a high-quality team of fitness professionals in a way that enables them to reach their full potential
• Review and evaluate staff performance constructively on a regular basis through informal and formal performance management mechanisms
• Create communication mechanisms for staff that enables two-way dialogue and provides them with timely and accurate information pertaining to company and club goals, programs, promotions, and policies
• Manage an efficient fitness department whereby day-to-day operations run smoothly, company-wide policies are followed consistently, and problems are resolved in an effective and timely manner
• Create staff schedules that guarantee there is appropriate coverage by the fitness team
• Maintain and process all paperwork associated with members, staff, or club operations completely and ensure information is entered in the appropriate systems accurately

Create a customer service focused environment that is friendly, welcoming, and supportive, creates raving fans and seeks to provide members and guests with exceptional experiences

• Ensure superior customer service by sustaining a culture, through leadership and example, wholly committed to listening to members and guests, understanding their needs, and exceeding their expectations
• Create and deepen relationships with members and enhance their sense of belonging and community within the club
• Work with the sales team to integrate members into the club in a timely manner
• Sincerely acknowledge members and guests
• Be professional in your personal presentation
• Use a professional and friendly communication style to enhance our members’ and guests’ experience
• Ensure the fitness team takes an active role in keeping current in their fields and are well trained and knowledgeable about their jobs, the company, and our services, promotions and business practices so that they can provide members and guests with consistent and accurate information
• Educate and train the fitness team on company and department programs
• Ensure that all members of the fitness team keep current with the appropriate certifications, (i.e. PT, CPR/AED) they need for their job and maintain all paperwork associated with those certifications
• Cross train staff so that they are always “stage ready” and available to help members and guests no matter what their job

Achieve financial performance results through the generation of ancillary service revenues, expense control and member retention.

• Oversee ancillary service programs and ensure that the programs are safe, provide quality experiences for members, meet members’ expectations and goals, and achieve revenue goals
• Know your competition and use that information to make suggestions or changes that enable your club to be “best in class”
• Develop and implement member communications initiatives that increase member retention, satisfaction and participation in revenue producing services
• Monitor, evaluate and continuously improve operations, programming, and financial performance by…