Sales Representative, B2B (w/m/d) – Mannheim

(f/m/d) in Mannheim and/or remote

flexword GermanyGmbH is an internationally operating language service provider with a business focus on translation management. Since 1992 we have developed into one of the top-performing language service providers in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, with additional locations in Great Britain, the US and Serbia.

Responsibilities

• organising and conducting written and telephone consultations
• conducting quotation negotiations at least in German and English
• managing translation projects using the available CAT systems SDL Trados Studio, Across, MemoQ, Transit and other CAT tools
• organisation and, if necessary, carrying out pre-editing and translation engineering
• working together with the DTP department
• putting together and coordinating the team of translators: verifying the suitability of translators and proofreaders, calculating and negotiating prices, assigning the document to be translated as a whole to the individual translators based on capacities and other parameters, setting the delivery deadlines for translators, monitoring project progress, connecting terminology databases and ensuring the exchange of the applicable terminology by the translators involved, resolving, forwarding, assessing and monitoring terminology queries from the participating translators
• quality checks and quality assurance during the translation and correction process
• organising and carrying out post-formatting of texts as required
• carrying out all the necessary quality assurance steps and/or ensuring that they are followed within the scope of spot checks and final inspections
• supplier assessment and supplier management: acquisition and assessment of qualified translators, interpreters and proofreaders, negotiating prices with translators, proofreaders and other suppliers, maintaining good relations and connections with suppliers
• participation in projects for quality assurance, customer satisfaction and customer retention

We offer you

• A dynamic, fair, mutually supportive team of colleagues
• An international, multi-lingual working environment
• Secure employment with a stable, growing employer
• The possibility of mobile working combined with regular meetings in Mannheim
• extensive training and support during the induction phase
• career development and promotional opportunities
• An efficient and innovative software landscape and solutions for every task set
• A varied, exciting task portfolio
• Satisfied clients from all kinds of industries and translators from all over the world who value the cooperation with flexword

You offer us

• team spirit and an enjoyment of dealing with people
• a strong service mentality
• loyalty and reliability
• an ability to cope with pressure, resilience and flexibility
• commitment, high self-motivation and initiative
• an ability to multitask
• an independent, structured, problem-solving-based way of working

Can you identify with our corporate philosophy, can you keep a cool head in stressful situations, are you motivated and results-oriented and do you always manage to remain fair and cooperative? Then you should definitely apply!