Vendor Management Trainee

Job Description  

Are you interested in joining in a multicultural and dynamic team that has a global reach? Yes? Then, you should read on! 

The role you’ll play 

As a Vendor Management Trainee, your key responsibility is to support the overall operational and tactical matters related to LanguageWire’s network of suppliers. 

Your prime objective is to maximize profitability by taking advantage of our technology capabilities in AI/MT-tools and fully collaborative platform model, to make our supplier network price competitive and efficient.  

You will personally support the implementation of the transformation work of our freelance language experts, proving that extended use of our technology brings benefit and additional value to both our customers and suppliers. 

The Vendor Management team is a powerful contributor to LanguageWire objectives and our customers’ satisfaction by working closely with other internal teams, especially Operations and Commercial, to ensure our supplier pool is engaged and meeting our customer needs and expectations. 

You will also represent LanguageWire to our suppliers through recruitment, interactions, communications, onboarding and training of our suppliers.  

You will monitor the service and the quality performance of all our vendors, ensuring compliance with ISO-quality requirements.  

You will expand our network of suppliers representing new content service areas or specific capabilities, to assist our product team to deliver new commercial solutions, to contribute to prospective deals, to assist our operational team with specific resource challenges, and to support LanguageWire objectives. 

If you have good communication skills coupled with an analytical mindset and are eager to learn more about supplier procurement and management, we’d love to meet you! 

The team you’ll be a part of 

The Vendor Management team is an international team with people located in our Valencia, Lille, and Aarhus offices. 

We act as the facilitators of supplier expertise within the company and contribute to reaching LanguageWire objectives, using a data-driven approach where collaboration and continuous improvement are a part of everyday work.  

What you’ll do:  

• Maintain vendor database to increase reliability of data  

• Communication with vendors and internal stakeholders to support in resolving issues or challenges 

• Supporting vendor recruitment and onboarding 

• Creation and maintenance of vendor-facing documents 

• Review vendor evaluations and vendor performance 

• Create and send vendor communications  

• Compile and analyze data 

• Help translate data into clear insights the team can act on  

• Support in team reporting 

• Contribute ideas that make our vendor management team more effective   

• Anchoring LanguageWire technology and services with our vendor pool 

• Building vendor engagement 

In one year, you’ll know you were successful if… 

• The Vendor Management KPIs are reached (clear KPIs are defined for the team). 

• The vendor information is up to date in our platform. 

• You are able to communicate with internal stakeholders and our vendors effectively. 

• You're seen as a trusted member of the Vendor Management team who takes ownership and gets things done. 

• You help keep the quality delivered by our vendors aligned with our customer expectations. 

• You confidently can compile data and provide insights for reports and team actions.  

• You've introduced smarter ways of working that save time and improve quality.   

Desired experience and competencies  

What you’ll need to bring:

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and orally 

• Negotiation skills with a human approach 

• Enthusiasm with a collaborative spirit, while being comfortable with autonomy and repetitive tasks 

• Analytical approach  

• You’re comfortable learning new tools 

• You’re curious, proactive and excited to learn 

This will make you stand out:

• Solution oriented 

• Analytical mindset 

• Understanding the full picture and showing proactivity 

• Good Excel skills 

• Good organizational skills and an eye for detail 

• Interest in procurement and/or the language sector  

Our perks 

•  Enjoy flat hierarchies, responsibility and freedom, direct feedback, and room to stand up for your own ideas 

• International company with over 300 employees. Offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm, Varberg, London, Leuven, Lille, Paris, Valbonne, Munich, Hamburg, Zurich, Atlanta, Helsinki, Turku and Valencia 

• We enjoy meeting in person and working face to face, but we are also flexible (depending on the team/ assigned tasks) and are normally happy to arrange a personalized home vs office schedule.  

• We take care of our people and initiate many social get-togethers from Friday Bars a to Summer or Christmas parties. We have fun!  

• 150 great colleagues in the Valencia office belonging to different business departments  

• Excellent location in cool and modern offices in the city center, with a great rooftop terrace and a view over the Town Hall Square 

• Working in an international environment—more than 20 different nationalities 

• A dog friendly atmosphere  

• Big kitchen with access to organic fruits, nuts and biscuits and coffee. 

• Social area and game room (foosball table, darts, and board games) 

• Bike and car parking 

About LanguageWire  

At LanguageWire, we want to wire the world together with language. Why? Because we want to help people & businesses simplify communication. We are fueled by the most advanced technology (AI) and our goal is to make customers’ lives easier by simplifying their communication with any audience across the globe.  

Our values drive our behavior 

We are curious. We are trustworthy. We are caring. We are ambitious.  

At LanguageWire, we are curious and intrigued by what we don’t understand. We believe relationships are based on honesty and responsibility, and being trustworthy reinforces an open, humble, and honest way of communicating. We are caring and respect each other personally and professionally. We encourage authentic collaboration, invite feedback and a positive social environment. Our desire to learn, build, and share knowledge is a natural part of our corporate culture. 

Yes, to diversity, equity & inclusion  

In LanguageWire, we believe diversity in gender, age, background, and culture is essential for our growth. Therefore, we are committed to creating a culture that incorporates diverse perspectives and expertise in our everyday work. 

LanguageWire’s recruitment process is designed to be transparent and fair for all candidates. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply, and we ensure that candidates are provided with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills. 

Want to know more?  

We can’t wait to meet you! So, why wait 'til tomorrow? Apply today!  

If you want to know more about LanguageWire, we encourage you to visit our website!