Associate Vendor Manager

TransPerfect; Pune District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

TransPerfect is seeking an Associate Vendor Manager to guide vendors through recruitment and certification, coordinate testing, and negotiate rates for projects worldwide.

You will support the Vendor Management team, maintain relationships with internal teams and external contractors, and help optimize onboarding processes while ensuring timely, accurate documentation and communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to negotiate rates within budgets.
• Ability to manage multiple requests and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain and update large volumes of information accurately.
• Public-facing interpersonal skills.
• Proactive in seeking tasks and supporting the team.

Responsibilities

• Guide vendors through recruitment and certification programs.
• Negotiate preferred rates with onboarded vendors.
• Test vendors according to onboarding processes.
• Promote recruited vendors to Production and Training teams.
• Support vendor onboarding and certification questions for Production and Sales.
• Maintain relationships with contract vendors and internal teams globally.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Data accuracy

Negotiation

Time management

Prioritization

English communication

Urgency

Interpersonal skills

Accountability

Proactive

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

OVERVIEW:

The Associate Vendor Manager is responsible for guiding vendors through our recruitment and certification program, including documents signature and collection, testing, rate negotiation and systems maintenance.

DESCRIPTION:

• Provide on-the-job support to the Vendor Management team


• Be knowledgeable of the needs and requirements of the internal Production departments


• Become familiar with translation directories and sourcing tools


• Help with proactively recruiting new resources for different types of services, to expand the company’s database of external vendors


• Test recruited vendors according to specialized skill-sets, following the company’s testing and onboarding documented process and using the required platforms


• Negotiate preferred rates with onboarded vendors according to company, department or project needs


• Promote newly recruited and tested vendors to the appropriate Production teams for use on live projects and to Internal Linguists’ teams for training opportunities


• Assist Production and Sales teams on a daily basis with vendor onboarding and certification-related issues and questions


• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with contract vendors, Production staff and internal teams globally


• Help vendors with any issues or questions they may have, as well as ensure good communication between external collaborators and internal employees


• Assist with administration tasks as required by the team


• Discuss with the direct manager to find a viable means of making processes more efficient


• Proactively seek additional tasks and duties to benefit TransPerfect as a whole


• Research and understand all industries that TransPerfect markets to, including industry leaders, current events and any other pertinent data


• Complete any other tasks that are deemed appropriate for the role and assigned by the manager/supervisor

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail


• Ability to support multiple requests by keeping accurate and up-to-date tracking


• Ability to maintain and update vast amounts of information accurately


• Ability to negotiate rates according to pre-defined budgets


• Effective time management and ability to adhere to schedules and deadlines


• Ability to prioritize activities on a daily basis to accomplish request steps effectively and efficiently


• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English


• High sense of urgency


• Good interpersonal skills in a public-facing setting


• Show accountability in their daily work


• Proactive in anticipating needs or issues, as well as supporting the team

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in negotiation and persuasion


• Customer service experience.