Manager, Strategic Sourcing Facility Services & Equipment Rental

About the role

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Facility Services & Equipment Rental leads strategic sourcing, contracting, category management, and supplier-management initiatives across assigned service categories. This role develops and executes category strategies, leads competitive sourcing events, negotiates commercial agreements, and manages supplier performance to support operational requirements, financial objectives, service quality, and enterprise growth. The portfolio may include uniform rental, security services, temporary labor, human resources administration services, print, night cleaning, janitorial services, and equipment rental programs. The Manager partners closely with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify business needs, address service gaps, improve program performance, and expand sourcing solutions across Aramark entities. This is an individual-contributor Manager position with no direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and contracting initiatives for assigned facility services, equipment rental, and other indirect-service categories, from business requirements and market analysis through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and ongoing performance management.
• Develop and maintain category strategies aligned with operational needs, customer requirements, market conditions, risk considerations, and enterprise financial objectives.
• Partner with business unit leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify service gaps, program deficiencies, emerging needs, and opportunities for cost, quality, and process improvement.
• Manage annual sourcing initiatives and ad hoc requests by establishing priorities, timelines, milestones, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead requests for information, proposals, and quotations, including scope development, supplier outreach, bid analysis, evaluation, recommendation, and award documentation.
• Develop pricing and negotiation strategies and lead commercial negotiations to secure competitive pricing, terms, and service commitments.
• Serve as a sourcing and category-management resource for assigned programs by providing market intelligence, supplier insight, contracting guidance, and practical recommendations.
• Build productive supplier relationships and hold suppliers accountable for contractual commitments, pricing, service levels, reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor contract compliance, financial performance, service quality, customer satisfaction, and supplier risk; develop corrective-action plans when performance falls short.
• Coordinate contract implementation and program transitions with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support operational readiness and adoption.
• Analyze spend, pricing, supplier performance, and market data and translate findings into clear recommendations and measurable business actions.
• Prepare and deliver business cases, sourcing recommendations, updates, and presentations for leadership and stakeholder audiences.
• Manage multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to documentation, governance, deadlines, and follow-through.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or a closely related function, including demonstrated experience leading competitive sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance management.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics, or a related field preferred but not required.
• Experience sourcing indirect services and/or facility-related services preferred; specific experience in facility services or equipment rental is not required.
• Demonstrated experience leading RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and sourcing recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial, pricing, spend, and supplier-performance data and translate analysis into action.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-communication skills.
• Sound business judgment, adaptability, and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project-management, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity tools and the ability to appropriately apply emerging technologies to sourcing analysis, market research, contract review, data analysis, and business communications.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for supplier meetings, site visits, stakeholder engagement, industry events, and business reviews.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $90,000–$100,000.

Benefits

Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

Schedule & location

Hybrid position with an expectation of approximately two days onsite per week based on business need. Location: Rockville, MD preferred; Philadelphia, PA also considered.