Description

Company Overview:

A worldwide leader in endurance sports, Spartan is a high-growth, international organization that owns and operates mass-participation athletic events under the brands Spartan, Tough Mudder, Spartan Trail, Hurricane Heat, and DEKA, and offers numerous related fitness, health, and nutrition services and products. We create transformational experiences, products, and content to help people, companies, and teams tear down boundaries and expand what they believe to be possible. Together with its many subsidiaries and licensees, Spartan combines large scale global events with a vibrant digital content and community platform. With 250 events across more than 40 countries on six continents, Spartan is the world's leading extreme wellness and endurance brand.

About the opportunity:

Reporting to the Festival Manager (On Site) and Collateral Manager, this person is responsible for the supervision of the organization, inventorying and distribution of all festival related collateral (shirts, medals, merchandise etc.). Working side-by-side with the Festival Manager, the Festival Lead, and the Delivery Inventory Manager, the Collateral Lead plays a vital role in the planning, organization and supervision necessary to put together an event while maintaining a high brand standard.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Unloading and organizing the contents of the Festival Trailer within base camp

• Meet and greet the Dedicated Truck-Unload and organize all new collateral with the Delivery Inventory Manager

• Work with Delivery Inventory Manager to locate all deliveries arriving for festival

• Gather, count and verify inventory of previous race collateral that traveled with the production trailers as well as new shipments.Those inventories are to be entered into the proper documents by Tuesday.

• Communicate with the Festival Manager, Collateral Manager and Delivery Inventory manager if there is any missing inventory via your daily report

• Organize and transport (operate a skid) zone collateral in its entirety as tents and zones are assembled

• Ensure that all collateral is protected from the elements, weatherproofed and stored on any open trailer, closest to basecamp until deployment

• Maintain a high tempo management style with volunteers to ensure the productivity and efficiency among the labor force is optimal during build week and race day(s)

• Manage volunteers and support staff in an efficient and deliberate manner through delegation of tasks

• Help with the completion of all festival zone checklists (Bag Check, Merchandise, Shade Tents, Finish, Start, etc.)

• Inventory all outgoing collateral and label boxes with date, contents and quantity on all four sides

• Create packing slips and shipping labels for all collateral being shipped out

• Communicate with Festival Manager and Delivery Inventory Manager any shipping information necessary for freight (dimensions, contents, number of boxes and destination)

• Help the festival team to load all festival materials back into the festival trailer after being provided a load plan by the Festival Manager

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Have experience as a manager in a high pace environment

• Have experience operating machinery, or be willing to learn

• Be comfortable traveling 100 days or more during the year

• Be prepared and comfortable with working outside in all severe weather situations

• Be physically capable of working long hours 10 days consecutively

• Be willing to learn the processes set in place, while maintaining an analytical and problem solving mindset to improve these procedures

• Must be able to manage high volumes of people with an efficient approach to accomplishing mission critical tasks

• Be capable of navigating and utilizing email, Microsoft Office programs, Google Drive and Egnyte

Qualities required of all Spartan team members:

Spartan Race is a high-performance organization, and successful team members must therefore possess a strong work ethic and hands-on approach to business. We are innovative, create inventive solutions, and are exceptionally service minded. Team members at Spartan change lives, and have a passion for the organization. Paramount to our organization is the maturity to embrace ambiguity and ability to adapt according to the market and the continuing innovation of the organization.

• Ability to hold one-self accountable and an aptitude for prioritizing multiple projects

• Strong sense of teamwork with the ability to foster relationships

• Proactive, solutions-oriented; capability to identify efficiencies and decrease costs while maintaining a quality workplace environment and product

• Collegial approach to a business environment and cooperative work style

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Spartan Race is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual on our team. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. Spartan Race is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.