Firmwide Sourcing Category Lead

474 MS Services Group, Inc.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley seeks a Firmwide Sourcing Lead to manage indirect sourcing, focusing on Travel, Printing and Distribution. Role involves advising stakeholders, developing category strategies and negotiating favorable terms to maximize value while mitigating risk.

The position requires collaboration with Finance, Legal and Compliance, driving supplier engagements and ensuring robust Source-to-Pay processes. Office location at a future date with potential remote start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years relevant experience in Indirect sourcing positions.
• Experience in Category Management and running complex RFPs.
• Subject matter expertise in Travel, Printing and Distribution and/or Marketing and Business Development Sourcing.
• Commercial negotiation and influencing skills to drive savings and deliver value to stakeholders.
• Experience in contract interpretation, analysis and drafting across Master and Sub-Agreements.
• Strong Sourcing skills and ability to execute across Source to Pay lifecycle.
• Experience using procurement tools such as Ariba or Coupa.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and work with technology colleagues.
• Develop sound sourcing and commodity strategies that drive business value and mitigate risk.
• Maximize commercial impact through bids and benchmarking/advisory.
• Facilitate new supplier engagements and renewals with focus on categories and strategic suppliers.
• Analyze supplier proposals and negotiate best-in-class contract terms and value.
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Legal and Compliance to draft and execute contracts.
• Complete documentation and system requirements to enable the Source to Pay process.

Skills

Sourcing

Category Management

RFPs

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ariba

Coupa

Job description

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Firmwide Sourcing Lead to be responsible for managing Indirect sourcing activities. Commodities include Travel and Shareholder Materials Printing and Distribution. 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:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and work collaboratively with technology colleagues
• Develop sound sourcing and commodity strategies that drive business value and mitigate risk
• Maximize commercial impact through use of competitive bids and benchmarking/advisory
• Facilitate new supplier engagements and service/product renewals with a focus on the assigned category and strategic suppliers
• Analyze supplier proposals and negotiate best in class contract terms and value proposition
• Work cross-functionally Finance, Legal and Compliance to draft and execute contracts
• Complete documentation and system requirements as required to enable the Source to Pay process

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years relevant experience in Indirect sourcing positions.
• Experience in Category Management and running complex RFPs
• Able to demonstrate subject matter expertise in at least one or more commodity areas:
  • Experience in the execution of large and complex Travel, Printing and Distribution Agreements and/or Marketing and Business Development Sourcing
  • Experience in the execution of large and complex travel agreements , with demonstrated thought leadership in designated categories.
• Commercial negotiation and influencing skills to drive savings and deliver value to stakeholders
• Experience in contract interpretation, analysis and drafting across Master and Sub-Agreements
• Strong Sourcing skills and the ability to execute across all elements of the Source to Manage lifecycle.
• Have experience using procurement tools such as Ariba or Coupa
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

The position’s work location will be 1445 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202 at a future date. The role may begin remotely until the office location becomes available. In-Person interviews will be required for the role.

WHAT 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.

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.

At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values.

Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world.

In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.