Academy Kit Manager

Closing Date of Applications – 11th June 2025

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Our Winning Team

MCFC is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

As the Academy Kit Manager for Manchester City, you will provide support to the Academy Director and Head of Kit, in all areas of training and match day kit preparation.

Your Impact

1. Arrange and organise all Academy Match & Training Kits.
2. Coordinate Printing of Match and Training kit as well as provide Kit Supplier Academy Boot sizes for signed players.
3. To co-ordinate all training equipment with the Head of Academy Coaching.
4. Maintain exemplary housekeeping standards at CFA.
5. Working with the Head of Kit to keep up to date records of orders and complete audits to an exceptional level
6. Assist with any Academy players that are training/playing within the 1st Team arena.
7. Assist any commercial activities within the Academy.
   
   

What we are looking for

Essential

• Experience of Professional Football or Experience of working in a professional sport environment.
• IT proficient – and ability to work with computerised stock taking/recording.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Self-management and motivated to perform duties to the best of their ability.
• A flexible approach to working hours in order to meet business requirements.
• Organisational skills to ensure Players and Staff have the appropriate kit requirements in a timely manner.
• Robust, and solution orientated under pressure.

Desirable

• Previous Kit Manager Experience.
• Flexibility to travel globally.
• Strong communication skills.
• Punctual and presentable.
• Customer/Client service experience.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. 

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.