Assistant Manager

About the role

Sofive Elkins Park is seeking an Assistant Manager to support the General Manager in the daily operation, sales growth, and overall management of the center. This role will help drive soccer programming, leagues, tournaments, rentals, customer retention, staff supervision, and day-to-day facility operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Possess and prospect new business opportunities, develop client relationships, and work to achieve or exceed individual and center sales goals.
• Support the execution of sales strategies for leagues, tournaments, rentals, events, and re-bookings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with team captains, players, customers, and local soccer organizations.
• Focus on customer experience, retention, and re-engagement of current and past players.
• Aid in planning, monitoring, scheduling, and managing all soccer programs to ensure smooth operations and strong customer service.
• Support the General Manager with day-to-day center operations, staff supervision, and delegated projects.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and performance reviews of staff members.
• Help train and supervise center employees to ensure operational standards are met.
• Attend weekly management and staff meetings to support strong communication across the team.
• Assist with league nights, tournaments, rentals, events, and facility coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of sales, management, or leadership experience, preferably within soccer, sports, hospitality, events, or facility operations.
• Strong understanding of the soccer industry and the local soccer market.
• Passionate about soccer, customer service, and community-building.
• Assertive, energetic, organized, punctual, and motivated to help grow the business.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to connect with customers, players, captains, staff, and local partners.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly.
• Ability to plan, organize, and execute the work required to run a successful soccer center.
• Flexible schedule required, including evenings, weekends, and event coverage.
• Spanish language skills are highly valued.
• College degree strongly preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Benefits package including medical coverage.
• Opportunity to grow within a rapidly expanding soccer and sports facility business.

Facility Operations

Elkins Park, PA