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About Boyne Resorts

Boyne Resorts is a privately held, family-owned ski company with a 75-year legacy of creating transformative outdoor lifestyle experiences across North America. As a “company of resorts” rather than a “resort company,” we honor the unique identity of each property while sharing a commitment to excellence — and to serving our people, our guests, and our communities first. 

Our shared culture is built on the L.E.A.D.S. values: Long-Term Thinking, Excellence in Execution, Attitude is Everything, Develop Great People, and Serve First. 

About BOYNE Golf and Boyne Resorts Golf Operations

BOYNE Golf is the golf brand marketing for Boyne Resorts' Michigan properties. Representing eleven courses across three resort destinations — Boyne Mountain, Bay Harbor, and The Highlands — BOYNE Golf markets to a regional, national, and international audience of avid golfers. The portfolio includes Bay Harbor Golf Club, The Heather, Arthur Hills, The Alpine, Donald Ross Memorial, among others. BOYNE Golf is recognized as one of the premier golf destinations in the Midwest and competes in a national marketplace.

Position Summary

The Business Planning and Control Manager is a leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence, consistency, and performance across golf operations. This role owns the control of following developed operational best practices across all courses, leads analytical review of key performance metrics, supports budget development and financial oversight, and guides long-range capital maintenance planning for golf course assets. The role works in close partnership with the Senior Vice President of Golf Operations and Director of Marketing, property-level golf leadership, and course maintenance teams to ensure consistent, high-quality golf operations across the portfolio.

This is a full-time, year-round position reporting to the Senior Vice President of Golf Operations. The role includes weekend responsibilities during the summer golf season and may require travel between properties and to attend industry events or off-site meetings.

What You'll Do

Best Practices & Standards

• Ensure standardized operating procedures and best practices across all Boyne Resorts golf courses are being followed, covering golf shop operations, staffing models, and guest experience.
• Conduct daily operational audits to assess consistency and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as a resource to property-level golf professionals and General Managers on operational best practices, benchmarking against industry standards.

Strategy & Planning

• Partner with the SVP of Golf Operations to develop annual operating strategy and long-range planning goals for the golf portfolio.
• Support the evaluation of rate strategy, tee sheet management, and inventory optimization in coordination with revenue management.
• Identify operational efficiencies and growth opportunities across the portfolio, including staffing, technology, and process improvements.

Analytics & Reporting

• Own the analysis of key golf operations performance metrics, including rounds played, revenue per round, labor cost, pace of play, and utilization trends.
• Build and maintain reporting tools and dashboards that provide leadership with clear, timely visibility into portfolio and property-level performance.
• Translate data insights into actionable recommendations for property leadership and the SVP of Golf Operations.

Budget Support & Review

• Support each property's annual golf operations budget development process, ensuring alignment with portfolio-wide goals and historical performance.
• Review monthly and quarterly financial performance against budget, identifying variances and working with property leadership on corrective action.
• Assist in the preparation of financial summaries and presentations for senior leadership and ownership.

Capital Maintenance Planning

• Support the development of multi-year maintenance capital plans for golf course assets, including irrigation, turf, cart fleets, and course infrastructure.
• Partner with course superintendents and property leadership to prioritize capital projects based on condition assessments, guest impact, and budget availability.
• Track capital project execution and spending against approved plans, reporting status to the SVP of Golf Operations.

Operational Support

• • Serve as a key partner and advisor to the SVP of Golf Operations across day-to-day operational matters and special projects.
  • Support hiring, training, and development initiatives for golf operations leadership across the portfolio.
  • Represent golf operations in cross-functional discussions with resort leadership, finance, marketing, and other departments as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Golf Management, Business, Hospitality, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with experience building and interpreting operational and financial reports.
• Experience supporting budget development, financial review, and capital planning processes.
• Working knowledge of golf course maintenance practices and capital asset planning a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfort presenting to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills preferred); experience with golf-specific POS/tee sheet systems a plus.
• Passion for golf and the outdoors is a plus.

Job Benefits

This position is regular full-time and eligible for:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance programs
• Flexible spending account programs
• Life insurance programs
• Paid time off and paid leave programs
• 401(k) savings plan
• Employee ski pass and dependent ski passes
• Golf privileges across the BOYNE Golf portfolio
• Other company perks

Equal Opportunity

Boyne Resorts is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran) and participates in E-Verify.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Golf Management, Business, Hospitality, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with experience building and interpreting operational and financial reports.
• Experience supporting budget development, financial review, and capital planning processes.
• Working knowledge of golf course maintenance practices and capital asset planning a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfort presenting to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills preferred); experience with golf-specific POS/tee sheet systems a plus.
• Passion for golf and the outdoors is a plus.

Job Benefits

This position is regular full-time and eligible for:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance programs
• Flexible spending account programs
• Life insurance programs
• Paid time off and paid leave programs
• 401(k) savings plan
• Employee ski pass and dependent ski passes
• Golf privileges across the BOYNE Golf portfolio
• Other company perks

Equal Opportunity

Boyne Resorts is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran) and participates in E-Verify.