Aligned Data Centers

Senior Manager, Strategic Vendor Partnerships

Aligned Data Centers

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Arizona • Illinois • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Proactively identify, engage, and cultivate relationships with General Contractors, Electrical and Mechanical Contractors, Construction Managers and Owner's Representatives, and Data Center Specialty Contractors.
  • Develop and expand the company's bench of vetted, high-quality vendor partners across all relevant trade categories, with particular emphasis on Data Center-specific specialty providers.
  • Conduct regular face-to-face meetings, site visits, and trade engagements to deepen existing relationships and establish new ones.
  • Maintain a sophisticated, up-to-date vendor management system that captures each partner's core competencies, geographic footprint, available capacity, and project history.
  • Track and evaluate project opportunities across the pipeline, proactively matching vendor capabilities to project requirements based on competency, capacity, geography, and fit.
  • Collaborate closely with internal project management, development, and leadership teams to align vendor strategy with overall project execution goals.
  • Develop and maintain clear reporting cadences and dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility into vendor bench strength, coverage gaps, and pipeline alignment.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in construction, real estate development, vendor management, contractor relations, or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted, long-term business relationships with contractors and service providers.
  • Exceptional organizational skills with experience managing complex data sets, partner portfolios, or CRM/vendor tracking platforms.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly to meet with vendor partners across the company's active and target geographies.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; confident, credible, and personable in both first meetings and long-term partner engagements.
Benefits
  • Health Coverage : Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants. FSAs offered for health and dependent care to increase tax savings.
  • Retirement Savings : 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  • Company-Sponsored Insurance : Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
  • Optional Benefits : Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage
  • Wellness Programs : Employee assistance program (EAP), Wellhub gym membership, and other wellness initiatives
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