Looking For Vendor Management Lead -Localization domain

The Vendor Management Lead will be required to work US time zone hours.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintaining and increasing the pool of global service providers, both freelance individuals and agencies for Language and AI services. • Looking for suitable collaborators to Centifics range of services including but not limited to translation, editing, proofreading, machine translation post-editing, language quality assessment, Data labelling, annotation, LLM authoring etc. • Driving end-to-end recruitment cycle: sourcing, screening, negotiation, and onboarding. • Running innovative talent attraction campaigns and maximizing all channels with a special focus on social media. • Processing candidates information and assessing their suitability according to our requirements and the specifics of the given accounts. • Managing translation tests with eligible candidates. • Managing the negotiation of vendor contracts and rate cards in line with Centific’s scheme and specific projects or accounts. • Processing and archiving NDAs, MSAs, and other collaboration agreements. • Recording approved candidates in the vendor database. • Supporting delivery teams in the communication with resources such as checking availability or chasing for responses. • Building up language teams for new projects, languages and/or new accounts. • Negotiating additional rates and discounts when required. • Building strong relationships with language service providers to keep them engaged and committed to the company. • Keeping the resource database updated. • Acting as a point of escalation for collaboration issues or conflicts with vendors. • Consistently working towards improving tools, technologies, and processes. • Additional duties as required.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of working with international recruitment and labour laws
  • Good experience with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Advanced knowledge of social media and online communities. Up to date on all the new trends in networking, social media tools, applications, and channels. • 3+ years of relevant experience in localization in an international environment. • Familiar with localization and AI resource community, knowing where to find top talents and how to attract them. • Willingness to work overtime if necessary. • Remote, office, or hybrid work environment depending on specific position. • Very organized and able to work under pressure in a professional environment. • Problem-solver with a strong sense of initiative. • Great team player that loves working with people and sharing experience with a positive attitude. • Creative person with a deep understanding of sourcing strategies and strong negotiation skills. • Active on social media networking.