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Cary, North Carolina, United States

Responsible for overseeing the successful lifecycle of translation and localization projects. Manage all different aspects of translation projects including scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources.Perform QC for translation projects in different industries.Serve as language transcriptionist during high profile political trials at the International Court of Hague.Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors ensuring flawless project execution.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Responsible for the onboarding process of vendors supporting RTP, NC, Abington, UK and Lyon, France offices (and also renewed contracts of over 500 vendors during a six month period).Developed procurement strategies that are cost-effective (in charge of vendor price negotiations including lowering prices of new and existing vendors by 20-30%).Assisted with planning and developing the vendor management policy, program and procedures.Continuously monitored vendor risk even after the vendor contract was executed.Ensured to track, measure, report and evaluate vendor performance of 3,600 suppliers.Organized and tracked all documentation between the company and vendors.

Greater New York City Area

Identified external resource deficiencies in 120+ countries.Acted as the face of BTS to the vendor community, including exchange of correspondence i.e. rate negotiations, invoicing procedures, availability etc.Located, recruited and tested external resources in more than 120 languages supporting New York, Paris, London, and Hong Kong offices.Maintained NYC and Paris databases of more than 4,200 vendors.Assisted and advised the sales team on RFI's and RFP's Researched vendor market trends and created various reports using quantitative analyses.Advised sales and production on vendor pricing, issues and solutions.Briefed and provided situational reports to senior management on biweekly basis.Trained new and existing project coordinators, project managers, and sales executives on vendor pricing and relations.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Devised and used fruitful procurement and sourcing strategies.Acted as the main point of contact between the company, vendors, and clients.Discovered profitable suppliers and initiated procurement partnerships.Negotiated with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.Collaborated with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the contracts.Tracked and reported key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.Finalized purchase details of orders and deliveries.Performed risk management for supply contracts and agreements.Worked closely with the legal department to ensure contract terms were favorable to the companyAttended meetings with the legal team, operations team, vendors and clients.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Ba In Political Science And Economics

Activities and Societies: - Honors Paralegal Full-time Internship in Washington D.C. at the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau.