Vendor Management Specialist

Company Description

translate plus, an award-winning Top 10 international Language Services Provider, including, Top 3 in the EU and Top 2 in the UK, is a Publicis Groupe company, one of the most well-established advertising corporations globally. translate plus sits within the network’s cross-media production platform, Publicis Production. This brings together production specialists who are experts in: video, digital media, and print, to produce award-winning content for leading global brands.translate plus is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Overview

We are seeking a Vendor Management Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for sourcing, registering, and testing new vendors, negotiating rates, terms and conditions with new and existing vendors, maintaining the internal database and vendor documentation, as well as assisting other departments with vendor-related queries.

Responsibilities:

• Screen vendor applications and actively source new vendors – language services providers.
• Negotiate terms and conditions with vendors, including rates, time frames and discounts.
• Maintain vendor-related documentation and administration.
• Prepare vendor-related documentation and presentations.
• Assist other departments in the company with vendor-related queries.
• Assist vendors with various queries.
• Liaise and collaborate with other teams and departments to ensure customer satisfaction and process compliance.
• Prepare, send out and score written translation tests to new vendors.
• Independently seek and provide solutions on sourcing tasks, negotiations, and vendor-related matters, including vendor performance using established metrics for quality and efficiency. 
• Build and maintain exceptional knowledge of the company's main clients and provide expert advice as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Foreign Languages, or related field.
• Strong understanding of the language services/translation industry.
• Experience in vendor management, sourcing, and negotiations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and work with tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant software.

Additional Information

We offer the following:

• Opportunity to develop in a stable company with an established position in the market.
• Extensive range of online training courses in cooperation with reputable market partners.
• Opportunity to participate in international and local development projects and programmes.
• International working environment.
• Attractive package of non-wage benefits.
• High working flexibility (we work in a hybrid model).
• Friendly and casual working atmosphere in a close-knit team filled with positive energy.

At Publicis Groupe, we value diversity and invite all candidates to apply, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion or lack thereof, origin or disability.

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