Vendor Management Lead – Localization & Multilingual Ai (2)
Centific Global
Spain, Spain
Onsite
Vendor strategy and sourcing
End-to-end vendor lifecycle management
Contract, rate, and commercial management
The Vendor Management Lead is responsible for building, scaling, and leading a global ecosystem of vendors, freelance partners, and managed service providers supporting Centific’s localization, multilingual AI, and AI data programs
Job Summary
The Vendor Management Lead is responsible for building, scaling, and leading a global ecosystem of vendors, freelance partners, and managed service providers supporting Centific’s localization, multilingual AI, and AI data programs.
This role combines strategic vendor sourcing, commercial and contractual leadership, performance governance, and team management, overseeing a team of Vendor Management Specialists.
The ideal candidate has deep experience across the localization and AI data supply chain, understands multilingual and AI market pricing, and can evaluate vendors for quality, scalability, compliance, and risk.
Matching Summary
The Vendor Management Lead is responsible for building, scaling, and leading a global ecosystem of vendors, freelance partners, and managed service providers supporting Centific’s localization, multilingual AI, and AI data programs.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Vendor strategy and sourcing
End-to-end vendor lifecycle management
Contract, rate, and commercial management
Vendor performance governance
Team leadership and people management
Cross-functional partnership and enablement
Nice-to-have
AI data supply chain expertise
Multilingual and AI market pricing understanding
High-performing vendor management team development
Scalable, compliant, high-quality solutions
Key Requirements
5 years of experience in Vendor Management, Localization Operations, AI Data Operations, or Procurement
Proven experience managing vendors across localization and multilingual AI workflows
Demonstrated people management experience
Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills
Solid understanding of global compliance and data protection