COORDINATOR / ATHLETICS EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS
Position Number: S-3965
Position Summary
Develops, manages and facilities all policies and procedures that relate to football equipment operations in the Athletics Department. Manages an equipment budget for annual purchases including uniforms, helmets, headsets, practice equipment, sideline apparel and other equipment operational needs. Responsible for safety awareness, precautions and compliance as it relates to practice and game day equipment protocols. Provides supervision and training to student managers and others as designated.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
- Relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
- Working knowledge of computer applications and database management.
- Demonstrated ability to project a positive attitude.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with risk management and/or OSHA principles.
- Experience supervising graduate assistants, interns, and student workers.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Consults with football coaching staff personnel to determine specific sport team needs relative to equipment and apparel.
- Evaluates qualitative needs of respective sport teams and is responsible for the development and adjustment of policies as trends are determined.
- Provides expert recommendations to supervisor on researched changes and commensurate adjustments needed within the equipment segment.
- Develops, interprets, implements, and adjusts the equipment operating procedures for the football program.
- Contributes to the development and updating of department wide equipment policy.
- Negotiates with suppliers for product and related pricing options.
- Evaluates and selects vendors for equipment and apparel purchases.
- Researches the needs of sport teams, investigates options available to respective sports and develops retail packaging of products.
- Ensures purchasing activity conforms to University procurement policy.
- Responsible for safety awareness, precautions, and compliance as it relates to practice and game day equipment protocols.
- Meets with the risk management department to ascertain safety precautions and procedures effecting athletic equipment areas.
- Ensures reconditioning and certification cycles for protective equipment meet applicable standards and that equipment issuance conforms to NCAA and conference requirements.
- Formulates policies for the purchase of athletic department equipment and apparel for sport teams.
- Oversees inventory operations using a computer database system.
- Provides oversight to maintain detailed record-keeping within sport equipment areas.
- Establishes an inventory budget control mechanism and forecasts anticipated costs.
- Produces inventory, usage, and cost reports for departmental and institutional use.
- Analyzes consumption against budget and adjusts inventory control procedures accordingly.
- Reviews and approves equipment expenditures within delegated authority and identifies budget variances.
- Develops and administers the annual football equipment budget.
- Directs, advises and evaluates a full-time employee in equipment operations.
- Hires, trains, schedules, assigns, and evaluates student sport managers for respective sports.
- Develops training materials and operating standards for student staff.
- Delegates routine equipment room operations to student staff and oversees their execution.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Position Details
Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Pay Range: $47,000 - $52,000
Division: President
Department: Athletics - Internal Operations
Position Status: Regular
Employment Status: Full-Time
FTE: 1.00
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends, evenings and travel as needed.
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends: 09/17/2026
Open Until Filled: No
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state's largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city's central location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
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