Vendor Management Team Leader

This is a remote role and the candidate must be living in Europe and work in CET timezone.

Summa Linguae Technologies is a language and technology company that provides localization and data solutions. We help global companies make their products and services available in more languages, countries, and cultures across the globe. We have a diverse team of over 250 full-time team members working remotely or from one of our seven global locations—Canada, the USA, Sweden, India, and our company headquarters in Poland.

We are looking for an experienced Vendor Management Team Leader  to join our team (remote).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish a network of language professionals worldwide, ensuring quality work that meets client expectations through ongoing communication and feedback. Develop and maintain strong relationships with localization vendors. 
• Manage the vendor recruitment process, including conducting assessments, overseeing evaluations, and assigning work based on vendor qualifications and client needs. 
• Manage and document regulatory and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to processes and controls.
• Mitigate risk by ensuring compliance with policies, processes, and business strategies. 
• Monitor changes in local legislation and implement measures to ensure continuity of supplier availability. 
• Support the sales team in assessing external supplier rates and price lists and assist production teams with specific supplier requirements based on project pipelines. 
• Liaise with the accounts department on invoicing and payment status
• Establish the process and best practice for negotiating contracts and pricing with localization vendors to ensure cost-effective and high-quality services.  
• Establish the process and best practice for negotiating rates with translators.
• Assist in the implementation of audits to ensure that vendor management processes are effective.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years' experience in vendor management or related field, preferably in the translation/localization/multilingual data industry.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. 
• Strong leadership and management skills. 
• Proven ability to develop and maintain vendor relationships. 
• Knowledge of vendor management tools and software. 
• Experience of process improvement initiatives and project management. 
• Fluent in English