Job Description

General Manager

Ipswich, IP3 | Brand New Club

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

Be Part of Something Brand New

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.

The Opportunity

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.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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.

About You

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.

What's in it for You?

• £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.

Ready to Build Something From Day One?

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.

Apply now and take the next step in your fitness management career.

Love Recruitment are a specialist fitness and leisure recruitment agency, supporting some of the UK's leading health, fitness and wellbeing brands. We recruit across management, sales, operations and executive appointments throughout the UK and internationally.