About RWS:

RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.
Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.
Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.
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: www.rws.com

About The Role:

We are looking for a  Team Lead in Vendor Relations Management, who would be in charge of setting the appropriate supplier strategy for the assigned accounts, in line with the company strategy set by the Senior Vendor Relations Managers. The Team Lead is in charge of implementing an overall supplier management strategy for the accounts they are assigned to. This includes risk management, contingency planning, transition planning, and quality planning.

Responsibilities:

• Help all team members in creating the overall  Vendor strategy for the accounts      
• Train new team members
• Operational management - plan & oversee financial results, suggest and executes on cost improvement strategies
• Look for cost optimization for each account and across accounts     
• Suggest potential automation, improvement, and tools needed on the account.   
• Support team members in client and/or production escalations      
• Gather expense requests for the team members       
• Track performance of each team member    
• Participate in Client's meetings        
• Step in recruitment matters when the accounts need it and when there is shortage of capacity in the team
• Report on a weekly basis to Senior Manager, Vendor Relations Management      
• Monitor market trends and report to Senior Manager, Vendor Relations Management                                                                  

Requirements:                                                                  

• Previous experience in an international environment and sourcing
• Minimum 4 years of supply chain development and management experience
• 3 years of experience in localization 
• Advanced written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

Perks of working with us:

• An exciting company—we work with some of the most innovative brands in the world, and our employees are true professionals with unique skills
• A great team of people who are fair, open-minded, and friendly—and always ready to support you as much as possible
• International, English-speaking environment
• Chance to put your ideas into practice and engage with hundreds of employees globally
• Interesting challenges, trainings, and other internal opportunities to support your growth
• Fair compensation, bonuses and attractive benefits

Life at RWS:

We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives  us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch 
 As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 
We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Group PLC does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees.  Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.