Vendor Project Coordinator (APAC including Korea)

Nicoll Curtin Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Vendor Project Coordinator with extensive project management experience in the broadcasting industry. The role involves supporting vendor relationships, monitoring performance, and managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have a relevant degree, strong analytical skills, and fluency in Korean and English.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in localization or broadcasting.
• 3+ years of vendor management experience.
• Fluency in Korean and English; Japanese a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Partner Management in vendor relationships and performance tracking.
• Serve as project manager for APAC workflows with clear deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate risks impacting project success.

Skills

Project Management

Vendor Management

Analytical Problem-Solving

Communication

Attention to Detail

Proactiveness

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in business, operations, procurement, project or vendor management

Job description

Our client is looking for a Vendor Project Coordinator experienced in the entertainment / broadcasting industries.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Partner Management team in building and maintaining positive relationships with vendors through regular communication, addressing inquiries, and escalating issues as needed.
• Help track and monitor vendor performance against agreed-upon metrics and service level agreements (SLAs). Assist in the collection and analysis of performance data and the preparation of performance reports.
• Support the identification and assessment of potential risks associated with existing vendors and assist in the implementation of risk mitigation strategies
• Serve as project manager for business priorities involving externalized workflows in APAC, including roadmap definition with clear deliverables and owners, coordination with internal/external stakeholders, execution and implementation.
• Identify critical business blockers, risks or dependencies that will impact the success of your projects
• Gather and provide project context to influence cross-functional stakeholders in solving these blockers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's, or Master’s degree, with a focus on business, operations, procurement, project or vendor management
• At least 5 years of project management experience in localization or broadcasting industry
• At least 3 years of vendor management experience, ideally working with vendors globally distributed
• Working knowledge of localization or broadcasting industries
• Thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Able to understand and navigate the local nuances of a business in a global company
• Able to work on multiple projects in parallel and pivot quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Bias to action, proactive & innovative by nature
• Strong attention to detail
• Fluency in Korean and English, Japanese a plus. This will be working with vendors and internal stakeholders in the Korean market, and are primarily Korean-speaking.

This is a contract role based in Singapore.