Job Summary
Oversee procurement, maintenance, reconditioning and cleaning of equipment, uniforms, supplies and laundry equipment for the entire athletic department; manage department’s apparel contract; work with coaches, event staff, visiting teams and officials to support home game management.
Responsibilities
- Provide and distribute appropriate athletic equipment and apparel for all athletic programs (varsity, club, and intramural sports) except Division I ice hockey; ensure compliance with NCAA rules regarding the distribution of apparel and equipment; maintain and report equipment and apparel inventory; maintain cleanliness; evaluate equipment and determine need for repair or replacement; prepare intercollegiate teams for travel; provide towels for home and visiting teams; help coaches purchase uniforms in accordance with uniform schedule; provide equipment management for home men’s lacrosse games.
- Recruit, hire, supervise, and conduct performance reviews for Hockey Equipment Manager; recruit, hire, train, and supervise part time workers and student workers; schedule staff based on demands of athletic seasons; supervise daily laundering of uniforms and equipment.
- Manage and implement department-wide apparel contract; liaison with Team Sales Rep; management of “comp product” in collaboration with the VP/AD (product rebates, performance rewards, order deadlines); assist with team and staff purchasing for all sports; invoicing processes and assist with team store development; design and implement uniform purchasing rotation schedule; manage equipment room budget; evaluate and project equipment needs; purchase supplies for laundry and repair; compile records and files on lost/missing equipment to include notification and billing system; establish and maintain relationships with vendors.
- Assist the Assistant Athletic Director- Marketing in the Athletics’ logo approval process ensuring proper usage of logos, colors, etc.
- Manage locker room operations ensuring security, safety, cleanliness, maintenance needs, laundry programs, uniform set-up for home games, as well as schedules and set-ups as they relate to visiting team requirements; ensure a clean and safe environment for student-athletes, staff and all users of El Pomar Sports Center and related fields and facilities; clean and maintain towels and other supplies for sports medicine; create specialty equipment for injured players to specifications; communicate with sports medicine staff regarding contaminated equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.