Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Engineering Services

Job Description

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Engineering Services 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 building trades (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical) roofing and building repair, building automation, and waste/recycling hauling. 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. Location: Rockville, MD preferred; Philadelphia, PA also considered. This is a hybrid position with an expectation of approximately three days onsite per week based on business need.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and contracting initiatives for assigned services 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.
• Collaborate with Marketing to design and implement category marketing strategies to continuously expand the customer utilization of Engineering Services programs.

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, RFIs, 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.

Benefits

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $85,000-$100,000. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer.  This is Aramark’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.  

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.  For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation.   

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There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance to the extent that those laws apply to the opportunity.

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.