Vendor Coordinator Intern – Hybrid

About the role

As a Vendor Coordinator Intern you will support the Vendor Management team in recruiting, onboarding and maintaining relationships with freelance linguists and language service providers. This hybrid internship offers hands‑on exposure to the localization industry and the chance to develop recruitment, communication and operational skills.

Key responsibilities

• Source, screen and recruit freelance linguists and external vendors across languages and specialisations.
• Support the expansion and maintenance of multilingual vendor databases.
• Coordinate with Project Management on resource requests and vendor availability.
• Assist in assessing vendor qualifications by organising test translations and gathering documentation.
• Maintain accurate vendor records, profiles and contracts in internal systems.
• Help with vendor onboarding and ensure required documents are completed.
• Support contract preparation and follow‑up on renewals.
• Assist Finance with vendor payment tracking and documentation.
• Build and maintain positive vendor relationships through timely communication.
• Conduct market research to identify new language professionals and industry trends.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the Vendor Management team as needed.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Languages, Translation, Linguistics, Business Administration, Human Resources or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent organisational and time‑management abilities.
• High attention to detail and capacity to manage multiple tasks.
• Problem‑solving and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, eager to learn and able to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Interest in localisation, translation or language‑services industry is a plus.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Google Workspace (optional)