Business Unit Relationship Sourcing Manager

Morgan-Stanley; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a VP-level Business Unit Relationship Manager to support execution and coordination for the Global Supplier Services team in Dallas. You will manage intake, track demand across categories, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery while maintaining lifecycle visibility and governance.

The role interfaces with senior stakeholders and requires strong communication and multitasking in a large enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or business operations.
• Strong organizational, coordination, and follow-through skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Clear communication with business and functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with contract management tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day execution and coordination support for the lead.
• Support intake, tracking, routing of sourcing demand across categories.
• Assist in managing workflows, priorities, and follow-ups across initiatives.
• Prepare materials for leadership updates and decision forums.
• Track milestones across renewals, negotiations, and initiatives to maintain momentum.
• Maintain pipeline visibility and governance adherence.
• Identify risks, issues, or bottlenecks and escalate as needed.
• Assist with commercial summaries, analyses, dashboards, and reporting.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Vendor management

Commercial management

Business operations

Organizational skills

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Contract management tools

Job description

We're seeking someone to join our Global Supplier Services (GSS) team as a Business Unit Relationship Manager, VP providing execution, coordination, and enablement support to the Business Unit Relationship Sourcing Lead. This role plays a critical part in ensuring consistent, timely, and high quality delivery of sourcing services to the business by supporting intake, coordinating sourcing activity, maintaining lifecycle visibility, and enabling effective execution across initiatives.In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.What you'll do in the role:Act as the primary day to day execution and coordination support for the Business Unit Relationship Sourcing LeadSupport intake, clarification, tracking, and routing of sourcing demand across Technology, Professional Services, Non IT, and other spend categoriesAssist in managing sourcing workflows, priorities, and follow ups across active initiativesPrepare materials for business unit discussions, leadership updates, and decision forumsTrack key milestones across renewals, negotiations, and sourcing initiatives to ensure momentum and follow throughMaintain visibility into the business unit sourcing pipeline, active initiatives, and upcoming demandSupport consistent application of Global Supplier Services policies, governance, and sourcing standardsIdentify execution risks, issues, or bottlenecks and escalate as appropriateAssist with commercial summaries, analyses, dashboards, and business unit level reporting.What you'll bring to the role:Experience in sourcing, procurement, vendor management, commercial management, or business operationsStrong organizational, coordination, and follow through skills with attention to detailAbility to manage multiple workstreams in a fast paced, matrixed environmentClear and effective communication skills, with comfort interacting with business and functional stakeholdersProficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with sourcing or contract management tools is a plusExperience within financial services or a large enterprise environment preferredExposure to Technology, Professional Services, or enterprise vendor ecosystems preferredExperience supporting senior stakeholders or relationship managers preferredWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $130,000 and $182,500 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.For more information, please visit : https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo .