Arnice M. Lamb

Manager, Supplier Diversity

Strategic Sourcing

The Walt Disney Company

Arnice Lamb has a knack for making people she`s never met before feel like they`ve known her forever. If you ask anyone who knows me, they will agree that my first priority is always to make people feel comfortable and at ease? says Arnice.

Putting people at ease is a quality that comes in handy for Arnice in her role at The Walt Disney Company.  As Manager, Supplier Diversity she is responsible for leading, directing, and executing Disney`s Supplier Diversity initiative for Disney`s Theme Parks and Resort division of The Walt Disney Company, as well as managing Disney 2nd Tier Program.  Since February of 1991 ?It is my duty to identify qualified suppliers, assist in conflict resolution of supplier problems and orchestrate the communication efforts of both internal stakeholders as well as minority/women/veteran business communities for The Walt Disney Company, says Arnice.   

The drive to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in her industry is just one of the many factors to which Arnice credits her success. Her management team is another, which she describes as both an enabler and necessity to any department success. No successful initiatives can be accomplished without the total support of your management team, says Arnice.

Support Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) and Facility Asset Management (FAM) Design and Construction segment, provide Supplier Diversity administration of complex Goods & Services required to design and construct themed attractions and resorts for Disney`s Theme Parks and Resorts worldwide, including but not limited to: New Construction and the rehabilitation and/or expansion of existing rides, shows, facilitates and cruise ships.  Key area of focus for the segments were:

• Continue to mature the implementation of Building Informational Modelling (BIM) Enabled/Integrated Project Delivery (IDP)/Lean Construction practices domestically within relevant Facility Design & Construction Agreements

• Continue to develop strategies to introduce BIM Enabled/IPD/Lean models outside the US, as well as in the area of Ride and Show

• Proactive engagement to increase Supplier Diversity participation within WDI/FAM major design & construction spend areas

• Continued to be the liaison between internal key stakeholders and WDI/FAM supplier community through Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) programs.

• Focus on overall efficiencies, Total Quality Innovation (TQI) above singular project savings

• Continue to protect the Brand, reputation and core values (e.g. Safety, ILS, Environment, Sustainability, etc.)

Mrs. Lamb is a native of the state of Ohio. She attended Whiting College in Cleveland, where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration. Later Mrs. Lamb completed extension courses in Purchasing & Material Management at Fullerton College in Fullerton, CA, and Contract Administration at University of California, Irvine.