Vendor Manager, Publishing Operations

Responsibilities: Lead the strategy and management of external partners across the publishing lifecycle to ensure quality, scalability, and operational resilience. Oversee the end-to-end vendor process including RFPs, contract renewals, onboarding, and performance auditing via SLAs.

Requirements: Requires extensive experience in sourcing and managing publishing service providers and a deep understanding of end-to-end publishing workflows. Proficiency in manuscript tracking systems and data reporting tools like Tableau is expected.

Key skills: Vendor Procurement, Relationship Management, RFP Process Management, Contract Negotiation, SLA Development, KPI Analysis, Publishing Workflow Knowledge, Capacity Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration, Budget Management, Quality Assurance Auditing, Stakeholder Management, Data Tracking, Reporting, Onboarding, Risk Management

Keywords: Open Access, JATS XML, DOI Registration, ORCID Integration, COPE, ICMJE, Editorial Manager, Tableau, RFP, RFI, SLA, KPI, Manuscript Tracking Systems, Content Management Systems, Peer Review, Copyediting, Typesetting, Procurement, Vendor Management, Publishing Operations