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Job Purpose As a Vendor Relations Manager, you will act an independent business partner towards our production teams helping them to meet the deliveries to the client by identifying and sourcing suitable language vendors and / or individual resources for AI projects.
You will manage the resource pool (individuals, translators, agencies), negotiate rates and capacity, manage mandatory documentation and checks, while working with our internal database to make sure that our production teams have the right resources to process all the incoming work.
Furthermore, you will also get involved in setting of our overall sourcing strategies and related improvement initiatives, while working closely with other colleagues from vendor management, language quality assurance and other colleagues from the production teams.
About LXD Did you know that more than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world?
Language defines the art of communication.
It is how we connect with friends and family, and how we ultimately unlock understanding.
The LXD offers clients access to the world's largest linguistic network, including more than 1,600 in-house translators and in excess of 29,000 freelance specialists, whose cultural and technical expertise underpin 24/7 service provision in over 80 countries.
Job Overview Key Responsibilities Act as an experienced business partner providing vendor solutions to our internal teams which are responsible for delivery of AI related tasks to our clients.
Provide proactive support to internal teams by analysing their current and future needs, designing solutions to secure the needed vendors and languages.
Your primary task will be to identify such vendors using our already existing database and negotiate cooperation between them and our production teams.
You will be responsible for keeping professional relationships with your vendors, keeping them engaged and fully informed, while overseeing related margins.
You will help our vendors understand the processes, provide support in case of issues We will need you to keep all information on your vendors in up-to-date in our systems for the other members of the vendor management team.
We will welcome you to analyse our existing workflows and to propose improvements to the way we work Skills & Experience Strong experience from a role related to vendor management / sourcing or similar combined with relevant industry experience (ideally related to AI & data services) Able to analyze large data sets, draw relevant conclusions and keep the data accurate at all times Great communication skills, both spoken and written Team player with can-do approach Ability to establish and to keep long-lasting relationships with business partners, both internal and external.
Process-oriented and improvement-focused mindset Fluency in English, both spoken and written, other languages are a plus Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) Ability to stay organized when involved in multiple projects at the same time, prioritize tasks and report issues Positive personality with interest in Artificial intelligence Life at RWS At RWS, we're here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.
As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible.
Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years.
As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.
We work with over 80% of the world's top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune's 20 'Most Admired Companies' and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers.
Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America.
Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.?? If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you'll love life at RWS.
Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture.
So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.
We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.
In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.
RWS Values Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as One RWS .
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