Laforêt France

Translator

• Deliver a resource according to the scope of the request/plan and on time within the budget while meeting the requirements of the project's/plans scope.
• Maintain stable vendor support for all the assigned projects by maintaining a database and searching for new sources.
• Recruitment, screening, selection, qualification, and development of external resources.
• Recruitment of external linguistic resources according to required specializations, verticals, and budget constraints.
• Data analysis to help review the linguistic pool and ensure we have sufficient capacity to accommodate clients' needs.
• Recruitment of new specialized vendors to create and expand multilingual and dedicated resource supply databases.
• Assess and define requirements for external resources and identify resource solutions.
• Define appropriate test procedures for resource qualification, and handle test translations and other work samples.
• Support other departments by providing them with any data they request.
• Support for the resource requirements of tenders and quotations.
• Follow up on the quota of the contracted freelancers and report to the intended parties.
• Negotiate terms and conditions for purchased services.
• Compile and maintain vendor data and documents to ensure we have the most current information on file.
• Update the capacity sheet with any newly approved vendors.
• Setting up, following up, and maintenance of contracts.
• Support and monitor vendor integration and development by building partnerships, fostering usage of new vendors, and monitoring resource availability.
• Act as the escalation point for vendors.
• Create vendor partnerships focusing on vendor utilization, cost control, quality, and commitment to projects.
• Follow developments in the industry and language professionals community: benchmarking.
• Liaise with local professional organizations and universities to promote talent management.

Localization Vendor Manager