Supply Chain Business Partner - Life Sciences

We’re looking for a Localization Supply Chain Business Partner to connect our production teams with top Life Science and Medical Device localization suppliers, driving quality and creativity in every project. What You’ll Do: Be the go-to person for supplier partnerships and innovation, Lead recruitment drives and build a world-class supplier network, Collaborate across teams to deliver seamless localization solutions, Monitor, analyze, and optimize supplier performance for impactful results.

Serves as the liaison between Vistatec's production teams and localization suppliers with guidance from more senior team members. They are responsible for recruiting, qualifying, and onboarding new language suppliers, ensuring alignment with production requirements and quality standards. This role focuses on managing relationships with language suppliers and ensuring they meet project goals and that all suppliers are sourced in accordance with our Localization Supplier Qualification process.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Manage targeted recruitment drives for specific locales and/or regulated verticals in collaboration with Account teams and Supply Chain Managers
Identify suppliers who meet compliance and quality requirements; negotiate rates and work arrangements while ensuring adherence to approved pricing models
Ensure all new suppliers complete and sign the Vistatec Non-Disclosure Agreement, Service Level Agreement, and Supplier Qualification Form, with documents correctly signed, stored, and traceable
Perform background checks and maintain documented evidence for audit readiness
Maintain awareness of industry standards, ISO requirements, and regulatory practices, proposing updates to company policies as needed
Work closely with other departments to meet account, departmental, and company supply chain needs
Attend and actively participate in Account/Sales/Production meetings as required
Provide input to Account teams on supplier selection and assignments
Monitor vendor performance and quality on a company-wide level, implementing corrective actions where necessary
Evaluate and maintain data integrity of supplier databases, records, templates, instructions, training materials, and procedures
Remove any barriers to progress related to suppliers for account teams
Monitor supplier performance and report regularly for all accounts
Provide weekly status reports to line manager
Complete all assigned compliance-related tasks (e.g., training completion, document reviews, complaint handling) in a timely manner

Requirements

4+ years experience in supplier management within localization and also a regulated or ISO-certified environment
Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 17100, and GDPR compliance principles an advantage
Ideally 1+ years experience with Life Science and/or Medical Device accounts
Strong project management and communication skills
Multilingual abilities, with proficiency in English and one additional language

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