We Are Looking for a Vendor Coordinator (M/F)

What you will do

• Cooperate with internal teams (such as sales and production) to clearly understand the existing and future requirements for resourcing
• Identify and contract suitable freelance suppliers worldwide (translators, reviewers, and other language-related service providers) based on production requirements and corporate sourcing strategy
• Drive a transparent and accountable freelance supply chain
• Communicate with suppliers, answer queries, provide support if needed
• Deliver a positive supplier and client experience via timely delivery against business requirements
• Ensure all required information is entered into our information systems and always kept up-to-date
• Research market trends, monitor and track new services offered by suppliers
• Build end-to-end supplier strategy
• Build outsourcing strategy depending on clients’ needs
• Create market strategy based on location/country in cooperation with the sales team
• Coordinate supplier resources for production
• Monitor suppliers’ performance and communicate it (feedback)
• Act as an escalation point for project managers regarding issues related to freelance resources
• Sales support during the tender process (communication with vendors, administrative support, price negotiation)
• Personnel administration
• Answering employee and vendor requests and questions
• Assisting with new employee hiring processes
• Assisting with the recruitment and interview processes

What you should have

• At least 2 years of experience recruiting and searching for candidates/freelance suppliers based abroad are required
• Experience searching for candidates via various sourcing methods
• Strong networking skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Previous experience working in an international environment is a big advantage
• Upper-intermediate English verbal and written communication skills
• Communicative and driven, with a sense of urgency, a ‘get things done’ attitude, and proven negotiation skills
• Flexible, innovative, and culturally savvy
• Result-oriented
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines while working under pressure

Location

Zagreb, Croatia

Starting Date

1 December 2018

Please send your CV and cover letter to hr[at]ciklopea.com and don’t forget to specify the position you are applying to in the email subject field.