Senior Equipment Manager

Position Overview:

The equipment manager is responsible for the oversight of all areas of the athletic department’s primary equipment room operations supporting 28 NCAA Division I intercollegiate programs. This individual will work closely with coaches to coordinate, purchase, inventory, and maintain all department-issued apparel and gear. The equipment manager must monitor, verify, and reconcile the expenditure of budgeted funds to ensure fiscal solvency. This full-time position reports directly to the deputy director of athletics and shall represent Merrimack Athletics with the highest level of professionalism and integrity, serving as a positive representative of the department. The equipment manager must act in accordance with all NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Merrimack College rules, regulations and policies.

Primary Description:

• Manage equipment room operations to include: working with coaches on coordinating, purchasing, inventorying, and maintaining all departmental issued apparel and gear.

• Oversee laundry service for the athletic department issued apparel for those teams with locker rooms located in the athletics facilities.

• Ensure all teams have proper apparel and gear for practice and competition.

• Ensure that protective gear including helmets and pads are ordered, inventoried, conditioned and maintained to ensure appropriate certification and meeting required safety standards; order other required football equipment as needed.

• Oversee equipment budget and consistently communicate with Deputy Athletic Director,monitor, verify, and reconcile the expenditure of budgeted funds to ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.

• Maintain a productive relationship between the college and its official apparel sponsor. Ensuring partnership benefits are maximized across athletics, student life, and academic departments as applicable.

• Ensure that quotes are obtained from appropriate vendors, purchase orders are requested and payments are processed in a timely manner through the proper athletic department and college protocols.

• Maintain an updated inventory list for each program including a breakdown of all athletic department issued equipment, gear and apparel, which can be provided to deputy athletic director or appropriate sport administrator on request.

• Hire, direct, oversee and manage the work of student equipment workers; ensure payroll for student workers is submitted in a timely manner.

• Stock and prepare the officials locker room for all home football and all home men’s and women’s basketball games (beverages, towels, etc.)

• Represent the program with the highest level of professionalism, sportsmanship and integrity.

• Foster and maintain a culture that demonstrates a commitment to NCAA rules compliance, MAAC requirements, Hockey East requirement and institutional policies.

• Fulfill other specific areas of responsibilities as assigned by the deputy director of athletics.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferred.

• Experience in equipment operations including laundering, distribution and inventory in a NCAA Division I athletics program and/or professional sports team.

• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations

• Proven experience in equipment budget management and fiscal responsibility.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with strong communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to complete tasks by established deadlines.

Application Materials Should Include:

• Resume

• Cover letter stating motivation and interest in the position, citing experience relevant to the qualifications and including experience with, and commitment to, our Catholic Augustinian mission