Director of Sourcing and Economic Impact
Los Angeles World Airports - LAX 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Location: 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Categories: Administration and Management, Aviation or Harbor, Community and Economic Development, Project Management, Purchasing and Warehouse
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Jan 14, 2025
Job Description:
Director of Sourcing and Economic Impact
Description
Responsibilities
- Achieve significant and positive economic outcomes from LAWA’s procurements that benefit diverse communities throughout the Los Angeles region.
- Act as the primary representative to promote procurement and job opportunities within the community.
- Enhance outreach to the business community, boost overall participation in procurements, encourage new participants, and improve supplier diversity.
- Transform the LAWA procurement process to make it more accessible, efficient, and transparent for all suppliers.
- Promote initiatives to build capacity among emerging business enterprises.
- Improve the timeliness, quality, consistency, and efficiency of procurements.
- Foster a cohesive approach for generating jobs, upskilling workers, and meeting the future workforce needs of the local aviation sector.
- Utilize data-informed decision-making by assessing and addressing technology needs to support procurement processes.
- Increase transparency, metrics, and reporting on LAWA’s performance in achieving business enterprise and inclusivity goals.
- Enhance employee development within the divisions, ensuring that internal workforce needs for the future are met.
- Facilitate the transformation of the Strategic Sourcing Division into a strategic business partner, making it more service-oriented and proactive in assisting internal stakeholders with current and future procurement needs.
- Incorporate sustainability objectives into the procurement process.