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 and our values.

This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Working Conditions

This is an on-campus position as employees are essential in order to provide a fully on-campus, residential college experience for our students and the community.

Statement on Our Mission

Merrimack College is a Catholic Augustinian institution of higher education committed to building an accepting and respectful community. Our mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives and is inspired by our Catholic faith and the Augustinian tradition of seeking truth through inquiry and dialogue. 

Merrimack College seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to Merrimack’s Catholic and Augustinian mission. All candidates should describe in their application how they will foster a culture that supports our mission.

About Merrimack College

The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students from 46 states and 45 countries. The College features more than 160 career-focused academic programs in science, engineering, business, nursing, health sciences, education, social sciences and humanities across undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success. The College has six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard school of business, and the Graduate School of counseling and social work. The College’s suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Professions-focused, Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s Large/Medium institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Merrimack is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 37th in the Regional Universities North category in 2025. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.

Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.