🌍 I am a localization professional with over five years of experience specializing in vendor management. I have collaborated with start-ups, medium-sized businesses, and large companies in the MENA and EUR regions. My expertise has been cultivated through various roles, including project management, vendor management, and business development. This background has given me a deep understanding of trends in the localization industry, workflows, strategic objectives, and operations management, as well as insights into how companies effectively interact with their vendors, stakeholders, clients, and the community.
My core competencies encompass cross-cultural communication, vendor relationship management, negotiation, problem-solving, quality management, operations management, data collection, and data analysis. I harness these skills to uphold high-quality standards, drive efficiency and create consistency in every project I undertake while cultivating strong, impactful relationships with vendors, clients, and stakeholders.
🌐 My experience in Localization Vendor Management has equipped me with a keen understanding of global markets and cultural nuances, ensuring seamless international operations.
💻 I'm proficient in tools like Wordbee, XTRF, MemoQ, LinkedIn Recruiter, Slack, JIRA, Trello, Notion, Asana, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Canva, Mailchimp, SharePoint, ClickUp, and Google Workspace.
📌My track record includes:
- I led the sourcing of various vendors who specialize in minority languages and services, making sure their skills matched our job needs and project requirements.
- I implemented programs to improve how long vendors stay with us, building strong partnerships and collaboration in the localization industry.
- I developed and monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for our team to assess our effectiveness and push for improvements.
- I managed a vendor database, keeping it accurate and easy to access for everyone involved in the localization process.
- I organized meetings with clients, our operations team, and vendors to encourage clear communication and teamwork for successful projects.
- I recruited, onboarded, and trained skilled professionals for our localization projects, ensuring they were ready to meet client needs.
- I created and carried out new strategies to improve our vendor management systems, such as streamlining workflows, enhancing the database, and planning for new recruitment to broaden our service offerings.
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