Procurement Lead: Venue Infrastructure for LA28 Games

LA28; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of sourcing decisions

Cross-functional exposure

Collaborative team

Impact on Games

Job summary

LA28 seeks a seasoned Manager, VNI Procurement to run end-to-end sourcing and contracts for Venue Infrastructure, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

You will lead a cross-functional team, negotiate with suppliers, and work with Legal, Finance, and Venue Management to translate bids into enforceable contracts while embedding sustainability requirements and LA28 metrics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of procurement experience, including contracts management for major infrastructure.
• Experience with purchasing and contracts systems such as Agiloft, Workday, Textura, CMiC, and Compass.
• Bachelor's degree in business or legal studies or 5 years of equivalent experience.
• Experience leading a contracted workforce across complex, time-bound delivery programs.
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, and decision-making skills; ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Run end-to-end procurement activities for assigned Venue Infrastructure commodities in line with the LA28 procurement strategy.
• Manage the contracts for your commodities, partnering with Legal to turn awarded bids into clear, enforceable contract documents.
• Take part in contract negotiations, setting selection criteria and supporting award decisions with Legal, Finance, and Venue Management.
• Validate market sourcing approaches and supplier qualifications, and prepare bid packages that reflect design and engineering standards.
• Build LA28 sustainability and impact requirements into each procurement, and report progress against LA28 metrics.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract management

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or legal studies

Tools

Agiloft

Workday

Textura

CMiC

Compass

Job description

LA28 seeks a seasoned Manager, VNI Procurement to run end-to-end sourcing and contracts for Venue Infrastructure, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

You will lead a cross-functional team, negotiate with suppliers, and work with Legal, Finance, and Venue Management to translate bids into enforceable contracts while embedding sustainability requirements and LA28 metrics.