General Manager - Harris Pavilion

The Sports Facilities Advisory & Management; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Pavilion, operated by Sports Facilities Management, seeks a General Manager to oversee the venue's financial and operating performance in Manassas, VA. Lead department heads, drive profitability, and implement major business initiatives.

You will coordinate budgets, policies, and cross‑department collaboration while focusing on growth and staff development in a dynamic sports/entertainment environment.

Qualifications

• Prior daily P&L management with $1MM+ budget oversight.
• Proven leadership in the food & beverage, recreational, and entertainment industry.
• Operational knowledge of F&B, entertainment, and sport clubs; events and teambuilding preferred.
• Experience contracting or overseeing sponsorships, parties, corporate events, tournaments, leagues, camps, and fitness programming.
• Experience marketing programs preferred.
• Operational knowledge of risk management.
• Ability to identify and create opportunities to deliver revenue goals.
• Sports programming and sports event operations expertise required.
• Bachelor's degree in business management, sports management, marketing, hospitality or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operations to evaluate performance and identify cost reduction or policy changes.
• Appoint department heads and delegate responsibilities.
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.
• Coordinate development and implementation of budgetary control systems and recordkeeping.
• Direct and coordinate an organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations and maximize investments.
• Direct human resources activities, including staffing and development of major departments.
• Direct, plan, and implement policies and activities to maximize returns and productivity.
• Prepare and present reports on expenses, budgets, statutes, and rulings.
• Represent the organization at official functions and liaise with partners and outside entities.
• Administer site location decisions and requirements; coordinate equipment and supplies.

Skills

P&L management

Budget oversight

Leadership

F&B ops

Sports events

Contracting experience

Marketing programs

Risk management

Revenue growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in business / related field

Job description

GENERAL MANAGER - Harris Pavilion

HPA SFM, LLC

LOCATION: Manassas, VA

DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS

REPORTS TO: VP OF VENUE MANAGEMENT

STATUS: FULL-TIME (EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Harris Pavilion is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Manassas, VA. 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.

Harris Pavilion is managed 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 General Manager is responsible for the financial and operating performance of the venue. The objectives for this position include:

• Optimizing overall profitability
• Creating a culture of accountability which supports the organizational values
• Meeting or exceeding annual growth objectives
• Facilitating interdepartmental collaboration
• Employee retention and staff development
• Development of employee and operating policies
• Implementation of major business initiatives

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of the company and its team members in order to meet objectives, and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites
• Confer with ownership, Sports Facilities Management advisors & support team, and team members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems
• Coordinate the development and implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, and other administrative control processes
• Direct and coordinate an organization's financial and budget activities in order to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency
• Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans and activities, the selection of directors and other high-level staff, and establishment and organization of major departments
• Direct, plan, and implement policies, objectives, and activities of organizations or businesses in order to ensure continuing operations, maximize returns on investments, and increase productivity
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems
• Prepare and present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes and rulings, and other items affecting businesses or program services
• Represent the organization and promote its objectives at official functions, or delegate representatives to do so
• Serve as liaisons between organizations, shareholders, and outside organizations
• Administer programs for selection of any site location, potential construction needs, and provision of equipment and supplies
• Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, and/or distribution of products
• Direct and give strategic direction to all departments
• Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal and state agencies, and other organizational entities
• Organize and approve promotional campaigns
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding and implementation of programs
• Review reports submitted by team members in order to recommend approval or to suggest changes
• Continually research new technologies to increase efficiency within the business
• Schedule and monitor continued training seminar for team members on various operational, safety, and legal responsibilities
• Any additional duties assigned by the VP of Venue Management

MIMIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior responsibility in daily P&L management and budget oversight responsibility of $1MM or greater
• Proven management and leadership experience in the food and beverage, recreational, and entertainment industry
• Operational knowledge of F&B, entertainment, and sport clubs as well as parties, corporate events, and teambuilding preferred.
• Prior experience in contracting or overseeing others who have sold corporate sponsorships, birthday parties, corporate parties, tournaments, leagues, camps, fitness programming, and other related services preferred
• Prior experience managing marketing programs preferred
• Operational knowledge of risk management
• Skilled at identifying and creating opportunities to deliver revenue goals
• Sports programming and sports event operations expertise required
• Bachelor's degree in business management, sports management, marketing, hospitality, related field, or equivalent experience preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimal travel as needed to trade shows, SFM leadership conferences

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to travel to national events and regionally by car
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds waist high
• Will be required to sit for extended periods of time operating a computer
• Will be required to conduct venue tours
• Office environment has intermittent noise, normal in nature