General Manager - Presale Gym

General Manager

Ipswich, IP3 | Brand New Club

£35,000–£40,000 per annum | Full-time, Permanent

Love Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading fitness brand in the search for an ambitious Gym Manager to take the lead at a brand-new club in Ipswich
.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fitness, leisure, hospitality, retail or customer service manager to take ownership of a new site from the outset and help build a thriving club, high-performing team and fantastic member community.

If you’re passionate about fitness, love leading people and have a strong commercial mindset, this could be the perfect next step.

As Gym Manager, you’ll take overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation and performance of the club.

You’ll be a hands-on leader, responsible for team management, membership sales, member experience, retention and commercial performance
, while ensuring the club is clean, safe, welcoming and operating to the highest standards.

With this being a brand-new club
, you’ll have a genuine opportunity to make your mark — building the team, driving membership growth, establishing strong relationships within the local community and creating a club that members love.

• Taking ownership of the day-to-day operation and performance of the club.

• Recruiting, leading, coaching and motivating the gym team.

• Driving membership sales, lead generation and new member acquisition.

• Managing KPIs and working towards sales, membership and financial targets.

• Creating an outstanding member experience and driving retention.

• Building relationships with members, local businesses and the wider community.

• Supporting local marketing, promotional and business development activity.

• Managing staffing, rotas, facilities, equipment and general club presentation.

• Ensuring high standards of health & safety and operational compliance.

• Monitoring revenue, costs and overall commercial performance.

• Identifying opportunities to improve the club and its profitability.

We’re looking for a confident and commercially minded manager who enjoys being hands-on and taking ownership.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous management or team leadership experience, ideally within fitness, leisure, hospitality, retail or customer service.

• Experience managing and motivating a team.

• A proven track record of achieving sales or commercial targets.

• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills.

• A proactive, organised and results-driven approach.

• Experience working with KPIs and business performance.

• The confidence to work independently and take full ownership.

• A genuine passion for health, fitness and wellbeing.

• £35,000–£40,000 salary
  , depending on experience.

• Free gym membership.

• Company pension.

• Company events.

• Training and professional development opportunities.

• The chance to launch and lead a brand-new fitness club
  .

• A supportive environment with genuine opportunity to progress within the fitness industry.

If you’re an ambitious fitness or commercial manager who wants the opportunity to put your stamp on a brand-new club
, build a great team and create an exceptional member experience, we’d love to hear from you.