Job Description

 

• Title: LV Purchasing Specialist
• Location: Colombia (Remote)

 

RWS

 

The Enterprise Internationalization Group (EIG) is part of the RWS Group, a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.  

 

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance, and gain actionable insights into their data and content.  

 

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.  

 

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).  

 

For further information, please visit: RWS  

 

About RWS Regulated Industries division

provides a full suite of language services exclusively for highly regulated industries such as Life Sciences, Healthcare, Financial services, and Legal industries.  This includes language solutions for clinical trial management and linguistic validation of Clinical Outcomes Assessments (COAs), insurance, retail, commercial and investment banking, compliance, mergers & acquisitions, and Litigation.

 

 

Job Purpose

 

Under the supervision of an LV Quality & Purchasing Supervisor or the department Manager, the LV Purchasing Specialist purchases high quality translation services to create error-free, linguistically validated Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs).

 

The role ensures that client project requests are contracted to, processed by, and received back from translators in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner to enable on-time delivery to clients.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Understands and adheres to company Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Purchases services from qualified translators based upon availability, language, expertise, deadlines, cost and other relevant considerations to ensure work is completed and returned in a timely manner to permit due dates to be met.
• Incorporates new and existing vendors into active and ongoing translation work.
• Replaces translators mid-project as needed with minimal effect on budget and project deadlines.
• Fully comprehends project instructions, relays them appropriately and effectively to translators as well as assists them in resolving issues.
• Communicates with LV colleagues to ensure all translation services are purchased as required to meet project specifications.
• Maintains up-to-date information in company records and databases, including the appropriate management of project documentation.
• Understands translator feedback systems and utilizes them as needed.
• Coordinates with Finance when needed to handle translator billing issues.
• Serves as back-up to other LV Purchasing Specialists during absences.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective completion and shipment of projects.
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• Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.  Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

 

Skills & Experience

 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, English, Foreign Language, Social or Applied Science, or another related field.
• Preferably a minimum of one year’s experience in a fast-paced, professional environment.
• Familiarity with foreign languages preferred.
• Translation experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects and competing work demands.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and maintain composure under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to clearly understand project requirements.
• Fluent in written and oral English with the ability to succinctly respond to queries in a timely manner.
• Proficient computer skills
• Possess the skills to problem solve issues independently.
• A team player who can collaborate effectively with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company information.

 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise. 

 

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

 

 

 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as One RWS.