We are seeking a Senior Vendor Manager to manage and coordinate freelance resources ensuring efficient recruitment allocation and performance monitoring for projects. This includes maintaining a resource database overseeing vendor relations managing budgets and ensuring quality standards are met while addressing any resource gaps.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Create manage and update a database of freelance resources (translators proofreaders DTP specialists etc.).
- Define and evaluate requirements for external resources and propose effective solutions to meet project and organizational needs.
- Post job openings manage CVs and source candidates online.
- Oversee the recruitment screening and qualification of external linguistic resources based on specialization and budget.
- Handle vendor placement requests from Project Managers Account Managers and Business Development teams to ensure optimal resource allocation.
- Provide data and support to other departments as needed.
- Develop and implement qualification tests including handling test translations to ensure vendor quality.
- Negotiate terms with vendors maintain contract records and keep vendor information uptodate.
- Supervise vendor relations including financial matters risk management problemsolving and administrative issues.
- Stay informed on industry trends engage with professional organizations and promote best practices in talent management.
- Monitor vendor progress address issues and update the resource database to reflect development and performance improvements.
- Comply with the Companys Quality Management System relating to Vendor Management.
- Provide support and guidance to solve and direct all vendors problems as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration or a related field
- 35 years of experience in a similar role
- Excellent verbal and written English
- Advanced expertise in localization technologies and global workflows.
- Strategic proficiency in vendor lifecycle management and optimization.
- Exceptional research analytical and leadership coordination skills.