Vendor Relations Manager

**Vendor Relations Manager - Senior**
Poland-remote, Hungary
- remote, Spain - remote, Czech Republic

**About The Role**:
We are looking for a new colleague to join our team as a Vendor Relations Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for managing relationships with a strong digital community.

As part of your success package, you are a genuine team player and a master in building long-term partnerships.

Your work at RWS will be to identify, screen and onboard translators and other freelancers around the world and maintain an engaged relationship with them.
**Responsibilities**:

- Act as a business partner to our internal teams who are responsible for the delivery of linguistic services to our clients.
- Identify, attract and onboard suitable resources.
- Negotiate competitive prices with resources to establish a fruitful collaboration.
- Maintain good relationships with the community, while negotiating competitive prices for different types of projects/tasks.
- Follow designed processes and strategies to engage with the community to achieve business goals and integrate all activities within the company strategy.
- Monitor, analyze and report on achievements and progress.
- Identify potential improvements in processes, supplier solutions and communication strategies.
- Maintain internal information systems to make sure all resource-related information is up-to-date at all times.

**Requirements**:

- At least 3 years of experience in supply chain management, vendor/community management, or similar, ideally in an international environment.
- Localization background is a must
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the capability of building relationships and influence stakeholders.
- Proficient intercultural communication skills.
- The process-oriented and improvement-focused mindset with 'can-do' attitude.
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines while working under pressure.

**Perks of working with us**:

- Opportunity to work with leading localization company and surround yourself with senior colleagues with vast localization experience.
- An exciting company—we work with some of the most innovative brands in the world, and our employees are true professionals with unique skills.
- A great team of people who are fair, open-minded, and friendly—and always ready to support you as much as possible.
- International, English-speaking environment
- Chance to put your ideas into practice and engage with hundreds of employees globally
- Interesting challenges, trainings, and other internal opportunities to support your growth.
- Fair compensation, flexible working hours, and a possibility to work from home

**Life at RWS**:
We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch

As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration.
We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Group PLC does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees. Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.

RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

Category

Vendor Management/ Supply Chain

Job Type

Full-time