Position Vacant For A Business Development Manager – Fitness Operations at Fernwood Fitness
Business Development Manager – Fitness Operations
About Fernwood Fitness
At Fernwood we believe in a balanced lifestyle that includes an abundance of nourishment, exercise, wellness, good friends, and self-love.
Fernwood is the only health and fitness destination for Australian women, 74,000 members and 70 clubs strong, and we want you on our team!
About the role
- Manage our fitness programs from a national level providing creative and operational input.
- Drive and deliver FIIT30, Fernwood’s small group functional training program on a national scale in line with company growth targets.
- Drive our in-club technology within our fitness programs to take the training of our members to new heights.
- Lead the member retention plan for the network by working closely with the National Operations team.
- Provide our franchisees with online & in-club operational support in all aspects of their health & wellness business.
- Be a key stakeholder in decisions around our brand positioning for our fitness programs.
- Support clubs and franchisees by utilising our systems, programs and technology to increase their revenue and operating profit with our National Operations Manager.
- Be part of national training in a range of operational areas to ensure our network have the tools to success.
- Develop and improve training resources to support the Fernwood Fitness network to consistently improve and move with the future of the fitness industry.
- Work closely with the National Operations team to develop new programs within with the health, fitness and wellness space, to empower women to shine.
- Drive a network of over 1500 employees to be the experts in women’s fitness.
- Ability to travel (domestic and international)
About you
You are an innovative woman, with proven experience in the health, fitness and wellness space and an understanding of operational system and processes. You love working with people and helping them strive for success and ready to launch yourself into a national brand!
Skills & experience
- Hold a Certificate 3 & 4 in Fitness or alternate University degree
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, solid instructing skills, and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
- Commercial acumen.
- Minimum 2 years experience working in a health, wellness or fitness center. (Highly regarded but not essential)
Culture
Fernwood Fitness is built around community. We provide the resources and tools for women to share, grow and take care of one another – and that includes our employees.
We regularly get together to celebrate, exercise as a team weekly, support each other and have a chat.
Benefits
As well as an attractive remuneration package and incentives, we provide some incredible work perks that support you, your health & wellbeing.
- We want you to have flexible working arrangements – work from home two days a week.
- Weekly team workout sessions to let us walk the walk and keep your mind and body healthy & strong.
- Free club membership and discounted services. Get moving in your local club!
- Social events with our amazing team of superstars! We love to celebrate our wins!
- Opportunity to attend network events and annual conferences
- Professional development budget to grow you throughout your career at Fernwood!
- An empowering women’s-exclusive community where you can shine and recognition of your skills.
How to apply
Ready to be part of our success at Fernwood Fitness? We are ready to welcome you into our amazing team!
Click APPLY now or submit your application to [email protected]
Applications close
31/07/2023
Justin is the Managing Director of Active Management, which he began January 2004. He offers coaching to businesses worldwide in everything from start up and design to marketing and sales systems. Justin also facilitates four Australian and New Zealand ‘fitness industry roundtables’ events, which allows him to see a huge cross section of business models.