GENERAL MANAGER - Cyclone Ballparks PEC SFM, LLC LOCATION: Pecos, TX DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS REPORTS TO: VP OF VENUE MANAGEMENT STATUS: FULL-TIME (EXEMPT) ABOUT THE COMPANY: Cyclone Ballparks is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Pecos, Texas. 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. Cyclone Ballparks is managed by PEC SFM, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) Organization. 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 positive relationship with client and stakeholders • 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 • Manage overall Food and Beverage operations • Manage overall event operations PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Analyze operations to evaluate the performance of the company and its staff 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 • Confer with ownership, Sports Facilities Management advisors & support team, and staff 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 • Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal and state agencies, and other organizational entities • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding and implementation of programs • Review reports submitted by staff members in order to recommend approval or to suggest changes • Schedule and monitor continued training seminar for staff on various operational, safety, and legal responsibilities • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding and implementation of programs • Review reports submitted by staff 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 staff on various operational, safety, and legal responsibilities • Lead staff to deliver superb customer service • Any additional duties assigned by the VP of Venue Management MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Prior responsibility in daily P&L management and budget oversight responsibility of $1MM or greater • Proven experience in organizing, booking, and operating sports tournament and events • Operational knowledge of F&B, entertainment, and sport clubs as well as parties, corporate events, and team building preferred • Experience working with convention & visitor bureaus, regional sports commissions, and/or regional event management booking in a regional sports and/or convention center • A minimum of 7 years of management experience • Operational knowledge of risk management, kitchen, entertainment, and sports clubs, as well as parties, corporate events, teambuilding, and leadership development • Sports programming and sports event operations expertise required • Bachelor's degree in business management, sports management, marketing, hospitality, food and beverage, related field, or equivalent experience TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: • Minimal travel WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Will be required to sit for extended periods of time operating a computer • Ability to travel to national events and regional events • Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high • Will be required to sit for extended periods of time operating a computer • Will be required to conduct venue tours • Office and facility environment has intermittent noise, normal in nature • Must be able to work in varying weather conditions • May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time both indoors or outdoors, and squat, stoop or bend • Nights and weekends are required