Football League Operations Manager

Powerplay Team Sports Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports management company in the UK is seeking a Football League Operations Manager to oversee small-sided football leagues. This full-time role focuses on exceptional customer service and optimizing league performance for increased profitability. Ideal candidates will possess strong recruitment, scheduling, and negotiation skills, along with a passion for football.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills and ability to handle complaints.
• Experience in recruiting teams for leagues.
• Knowledge of scheduling and managing sports leagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service and handle enquiries.
• Recruit league teams for maximum performance.
• Manage leads and ensure high conversion rates.

Job description

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🔥 Join Powerleague as a League Operations Manager🔥

👟 Are you fanatical about football? Do you have a love for the small-sided game?

At Powerleague we run over 350 five, six and seven‑a‑side football leagues nationwide every week.

⚽ As a Football League Operations Manager, you’ll take charge of multiple small‑sided football leagues across your area, delivering smooth operations, outstanding customer experiences, and strong financial performance. You’ll also spot opportunities to create and grow new leagues, boosting both sales and profitability.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Delivering exceptional customer service when handling enquiries or dealing with potential complaints.
• Recruiting league teams into existing and new leagues to ensure maximum league performance, sales and profitability.
• Managing leads that come in for a league in your area and ensuring conversion rates are as high as possible.
• Scheduling leagues on our booking system ensuring the pricing, league season length and teams are set up correctly from the offset.
• Ensuring all teams are paying match fees or encouraged to sign up for recurring payments.
• Chasing any outstanding match fees owed by teams to ensure this is collected in an appropriate manner.
• Recruiting, scheduling, booking and managing Event Managers and their officials within your leagues to ensure fixtures go ahead.
• Completing venue visits to complete audits, build relationships with teams and customers and coach event officials.
• Maintaining a good knowledge of venues within the area and keeping accurate records about the venues on our systems.
• Sourcing new venues for leagues, negotiating rates with the venue and managing contract renewals to ensure profitable leagues.
• Assisting in developing and executing new concepts and trials.
• Working with our Marketing team to identify support required within your area.

📩 Apply Now

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now to join the Powerleague family and be part of something bigger than just ‘a job’!

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing