Translation Vendor Manager: Talent & Vendor Growth

How to be a Copywriter; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from £23,000/year (plus bonus)

4 weeks paid holiday

Company pension

Internal training and mentoring scheme

Job summary

GlobaLexicon is expanding its vendor and talent management team in London and seeks a results-driven Vendor Manager. You will support recruitment of freelance translators and language experts, negotiate rates, and maintain strong vendor relationships to meet client demand.

The role requires a university degree in translation or languages, English at native level and a second language if possible, plus solid communication and organizational skills. On-site in Camden Town with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• University degree in translation or languages.
• 1+ years of recruitment or other experience in the translation industry.
• English to native level and ideally fluency in another language.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships in a professional manner.
• Quality focused with a keen eye for detail.
• Good IT literacy and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support the entire recruitment cycle of incoming freelance applications from testing to reference checks prior to bringing them on board.
• Negotiate rates with suitable talented vendors and update database with accurate information in a timely manner.
• Work closely with Project Management and Operations teams to support recruitment needs.
• Monitor performance of our resources and provide feedback where required.
• Identify resource gaps and proactively recruit subject-specialists to expand our talent pool.
• Support regular key account reviews with PMs to ensure availability and retention of key resources at competitive rates.
• Support timely KPI reports to senior management.
• Provide guidance and support to interns.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Negotiation

Communication skills

Relationship building

Organizational ability

Education

University degree in translation or languages

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

GlobaLexicon is expanding its vendor and talent management team in London and seeks a results-driven Vendor Manager. You will support recruitment of freelance translators and language experts, negotiate rates, and maintain strong vendor relationships to meet client demand.

The role requires a university degree in translation or languages, English at native level and a second language if possible, plus solid communication and organizational skills. On-site in Camden Town with growth opportunities.