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Calvin Gopal, General Manager Operations

Calvin Gopal

General Manager Operations·Virgin Active

South Africa

Diploma, Personal Health & Fitness

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 1 months

General Manager Operations

September 2016 - July 2019

Virgin Active

South Africa

September 2016 - July 2019

Duties and Responsibilities:
•Financial Management: budgeting & expense control, ensuring that the club operates as a profitable business unit, controlling income & expenses against budget & management according to company standards in order to reduce risk (salary requirements, audit reports etc)
•Facility & Project Management: Overall operations of the facility, responsible for managing and overseeing the Health & Safety standards of the facility, managing preventative & corrective maintenance procedures according to company policy, including refurbishment and development projects.
•People Management: responsible for the recruitment, development and training of staff, ensuring that all information is communicated effectively to staff and tenant compliment, implementing and adhering to required policies, procedures and systems, managing the sales team.
•Customer Experience: Implementing & sustaining a strong member focus & end to end great customer experience, providing solutions to demanding member bases on queries and complaints in line with the company policy, ensuring excellent customer service according to the company and brand standards.
•Competitor Analysis: Understanding how to mitigate competitor risk, conducting regular analysis of the competitor landscape and notifying national management of potential risk

Leading and managing a team of about 45 staff members in a facility that catered for about 4000 members.

Reason for Leaving: Company Restructure which resulted in retrenchment.

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

Fitness Manager

December 2014 - August 2016

Virgin Active

South Africa

December 2014 - August 2016

a welcoming environment to all new members via a comprehensive induction to the club facility, as well as consistently irresistible exercise experiences.
•Attracting, recruiting & retaining a team of fitness instructors and group exercise instructors in line with the club FTE & budget.
•Completing a detailed company induction with fitness, group exercise instructors and independent contractors.
•Providing the club exercise team with the opportunity to maximise their personal and professional development through regular training, coaching and feedback.
•Actively promoting all relevant ancillary offerings to both new and existing members, prioritizing an irresistible member experience.
•Developing optimum staffing schedules to ensure adequate floor coverage.
•Implementing and effectively delivering on all exercise-related strategies in club.
•Assist with sales growth and retention in accordance with the company goals
•Ensure a safe fitness environment exists for all staff and members.
•Creating an environment of fun, humour and play in all exercise departments

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

Group Exercise Manager

February 2010 - December 2014

Virgin Active

South Africa

February 2010 - December 2014

Duties and Responsibilities:

•Co-ordinate all Group Exercise activities in the club
•Managing the monthly group exercise timetable
•Managing the effective smooth running of Group
Exercise activities in the club
•Capturing of daily data and stats

Lead and manage a team of about 50 group exercise instructors.

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

Director

December 2007 - December 2009

Steiner Leisure PLC

United States

December 2007 - December 2009

Job role:
Management

Call Centre Agent

June 2004 - November 2007

South African Revenue Services

South Africa

June 2004 - November 2007

physical customs examinations & inspections at the Harbour
•Finalising daily reports & submitting to the Team Leader
•Dealing with complaints and queries
•General

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Education

Exercise Teachers Academy

January 2003

January 2003

Diploma, Personal Health & Fitness

South Africa

GPA (percentage): 85%

GPA (percentage): 85%

Personal Fitness & Exercise Science Sports Management

Skills

Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Facilities
Expert
Facilities
Expert
General Management
Expert
General Management
Expert
Operations Management
Expert
Operations Management
Expert
Fitness Training
Expert
Fitness Training
Expert
Microsoft Office
Intermediate
Microsoft Office
Intermediate
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Expert
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Expert
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Expert
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Expert
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Expert
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Expert
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Expert
LEADERSHIP
Expert
LEADERSHIP
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
Facilities Management
Expert
Facilities Management
Expert
negotiation
Intermediate
negotiation
Intermediate
problem solving
Intermediate
problem solving
Intermediate
operations management
Expert
operations management
Expert
managerial experience
Expert
managerial experience
Expert
teacher training
Intermediate
teacher training
Intermediate
personal training
Expert
personal training
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Facilities
Expert
Facilities
Expert
General Management
Expert
General Management
Expert
Operations Management
Expert
Operations Management
Expert
Fitness Training
Expert
Fitness Training
Expert

Languages

English

Native Speaker

Afrikaans

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Training
First Aid Level 1
St Johns Academy
Aug 2017
First Aid Level 1
St Johns Academy
Aug 2017
Train The Trainer Facilitation
Virgin Active Training Academy
Jun 2015
Business Writing
Virgin Active Training Academy
May 2019