Director of Sourcing and Economic Impact
- Salary: Salary Range: $191,490.00 - $279,979.00 USD Annually
- Salary Top:$279,979.00
- Negotiable/DOQ: Yes
- Apply By: Feb 07, 2025
- Full Time
- Administration and Management
- Aviation or Harbor
- Community and Economic Development
- Project Management
- Purchasing and Warehouse
- Executive
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Summary
The Director of Social and Economic Development at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) provides oversight for the organization's Strategic Sourcing and Business Jobs & Social Responsibility divisions to maximize LAWA’s economic impact in procurement and job creation.
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Job 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.
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Job Requirements
Qualifications
Minimum of ten years in a procurement environment, with at least seven years in senior-level managerial roles focused on the development, implementation, and management of procurement policies and procedures, or an acceptable equivalent. Strong understanding of applicable procurement laws, rules, and regulations. Experience presenting to the public, government bodies, and other agencies. Desired experience in administering Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for construction and professional services, as well as Requests for Bids (RFBs) for goods and services. Familiarity with public sector purchasing rules, regulations, and requirements is preferred. Desired experience in workforce development programs. Experience managing stakeholder relationships and community engagement is preferred. U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to relocate to the Los Angeles, California area.
Required Skills
- Proven track record of delivering tangible outcomes and results, demonstrating a proactive attitude, and influencing internal and external stakeholders. Possess a leadership and communication style suitable for guiding a diverse team.
- Established ability to create, develop, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
- Skilled in motivating and energizing teams, thriving in dynamic environments, and inspiring staff under pressure.
- A strategic and visionary thinker, maintaining a focus on the bigger picture while pursuing specific short-term goals.
- An engaged and visible leader who is actively present in the organization, avoiding a detached "ivory tower" approach.
- Strong leadership and development skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate staff.
- An effective team builder and inclusive leader who collaborates with others to achieve common goals. Deep commitment to ethics, diversity, equality, and inclusion, with respect for all individuals and communities.
- Entrepreneurial, bold, and innovative, consistently seeking to create value.
- Attracts and develops top talent, driven to deliver results, and holds themselves and their teams accountable for performance.
Preferred Skill
- Bilingual in Spanish
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Special Instructions
Please mention you found this employment opportunity on the CareersInGovernment.com job board.
To apply, please visit our LinkedIn page: Los Angeles World Airports hiring Deputy Executive Director, Economic Impact (VP-Level) in Los Angeles, CA | LinkedIn and submit your application. We can't wait to review your credentials and see how you can contribute to our growing team.
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Additional Information
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to seeing your application on LinkedIn!
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Los Angeles World Airports - LAX
Show moreAbout Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is the City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation airports, as well as aviation-related property in Palmdale. Both play an integral role in helping to meet the Southern California regional demand for passenger, cargo and general aviation service. Both airports make a distinct contribution to the strength of the system as it provides a high level of safety, security and service for its customers, communities and stakeholders.
LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world, second in the United States, and was named one of Skytrax’s 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports. LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016. LAX offers 737 daily nonstop flights to 100 cities in the U.S. and 1,386 weekly nonstop flights to 88 cities in 44 countries on 73 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion. LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2016.
An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,600 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.
LAX is also the second most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram according to wego.com. LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport, and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1. Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction, are available at www.LAXisHappening.com.
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.
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