Manager, VNI Procurement

The role

You will run end-to-end procurement and contract management for Venue Infrastructure commodities. You will work with Design, Delivery, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Venue Management to deliver venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What you will do

• Run end-to-end procurement activities for assigned Venue Infrastructure commodities.
• Manage contracts for commodities by partnering with Legal.
• Take part in contract negotiations and support award decisions.
• Validate market sourcing approaches and supplier qualifications.
• Prepare bid packages that reflect design and engineering standards.
• Build LA28 sustainability and impact requirements into each procurement.
• Report progress against LA28 metrics.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of procurement experience, including procurement and contracts management for major infrastructure and temporary works.
• Contract management experience, including knowledge of 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 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.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
• Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• Ability to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in category management across multiple commodity and supplier areas.
• Experience in major events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Professional procurement certifications.
• Project management experience on large infrastructure, construction, or temporary works delivery programs.

Benefits

• Real ownership of the sourcing and contract decisions.
• Career-defining exposure across infrastructure delivery, legal, finance, and venue operations teams.
• A co-creative procurement team.

Before you apply

• LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.
• Must be able to work on-site in LA.

About the company

LA28 is the organization responsible for delivering the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.