Senior Venue Infrastructure Procurement Manager

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

Job summary

LA28 is seeking a Manager, VNI Procurement to own end-to-end sourcing and contract management for Venue Infrastructure commodities for the 2028 Games. You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Delivery, Engineering, and Venue Management to ensure on-time, on-budget contracts ready for world-class venues.

The role requires 5+ years in procurement, contract management, and experience with major infrastructure projects, including events. On-site in Downtown Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or legal studies or 5 years of equivalent experience in procurement and contracts management.
• Experience leading a contracted workforce of procurement and contracts professionals across complex, time-bound delivery programs.
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience in category management across multiple commodity and supplier areas.
• Experience in major events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Professional procurement certifications.

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

Negotiation

Collaboration

Decision making

Contract management

Sourcing

Category management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in business or legal studies

Equivalent experience (5+ years)

Tools

Agiloft

Workday

Textura

CMiC

Compass

Job description

LA28 is seeking a Manager, VNI Procurement to own end-to-end sourcing and contract management for Venue Infrastructure commodities for the 2028 Games. You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Delivery, Engineering, and Venue Management to ensure on-time, on-budget contracts ready for world-class venues.

The role requires 5+ years in procurement, contract management, and experience with major infrastructure projects, including events. On-site in Downtown Los Angeles.