A2L Program 2025 - Financial Analyst - Avendra Contract Support

Aramark - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Rockville, MD

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

Aramark's Accelerate to Leadership (A2L) Program offers early career talent valuable work experience, mentorship from industry leaders, and professional training across a variety of environments and business areas. This year-long development and training program is designed for recent college graduates, providing them with the resources needed to ignite their full potential and launch an accelerated career path at Aramark. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to take on leadership roles within Aramark while participating in structured program activities and developmental exercises tailored to each candidate's career track. For the thousands of students and recent grads that call Aramark home, we provide a place to grow, advance, and impact lives across a range of exciting industries and locations. Aramark's A2L Program is committed to fostering communities rooted in service, inclusion, and shared prosperity, empowering all individuals to make an impact. This position plays a key support role for the CAPS team at Avendra, reporting to the Contracting Operational Support Director. The primary responsibilities for this role include partnering with the Sourcing organization to facilitate the successful completion of Sourcing initiatives through the contracting system, along with other ad-hoc responsibilities. The role requires the ability to develop and implement processes, synthesize data, and work with multiple groups in a matrixed environment. The Financial Analyst will be engaged with activities related but not limited to managing the Ariba workflow/workspace as the Ariba project owner, resolving and facilitating the workflow to ensure initiative timeliness, managing all relevant tasks in the Ariba workspace, drafting appropriate documents, engaging with relevant teams for review and approval, managing DocuSign document routing, facilitating RFP processes, coordinating annual PDI plan completion, and managing eRM supplier records.

Responsibilities

• Manage Ariba workflow/workspace as the Ariba project owner
• Resolve and facilitate the workflow to ensure initiative timeliness
• Manage all relevant tasks in the Ariba workspace
• Draft appropriate documents
• Engage with relevant teams responsible for review and approval
• Manage DocuSign document routing
• Facilitate RFP processes
• Coordinate annual PDI plan completion
• Manage eRM supplier records

Requirements

• Must graduate between December - August of the current school year for the rising A2L Program class
• All degree requirements must be completed prior to the start date of the program
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by Aramark for this position now or in the future
• A degree or background in hospitality, customer service, food service, facilities, operations, or sales
• Relevant coursework or work experience
• Strong leadership, project management, and execution skills
• Great verbal, written, and professional communication skills with teammates, customers, clients, and leadership
• Dynamic working skills to handle change and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment