Vendor Manager – Publishing Operations

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🐊 Florida, Illinois, +6 more states – Remote

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💵 £50k - £55k / year

⏰ Full Time

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PLOS

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

Education • Non-profit • Science

PLOS is a non-profit organization on a mission to drive open science forward with measurable, meaningful change in research publishing, policy, and practice. Building on a strong legacy of pioneering innovation, PLOS continues to be a catalyst, reimagining models to meet open science principles, removing barriers and promoting inclusion in knowledge creation and sharing. They cover all scientific disciplines with a focus on fundamental and applied research across life, health, sustainability, engineering, and technology, ensuring that research outputs are rigorous, reliable, and accessible to all.

📋 Description

• Oversee vendor use in end-to-end workflows, ensuring a joined-up and efficient approach • Management of vendor contract renewal, serving as primary point of contact with suppliers/vendors in contract negotiations • Management of RFP process • Vendor onboarding • Work with internal teams to establish KPIs, service level agreements (SLAs) and auditing framework • Maintain awareness of new supplier-side tools and technologies and support demonstrations of potentially useful tools to PLOS teams.

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining productive relationships with editorial and/or publishing services providers • Advanced degree or certifications in a relevant field (e.g., in procurement, operations, or project management) a plus • 3+ years of experience in sourcing vendors and managing RFI/RFP processes and onboarding • Understanding of end-to-end publishing workflows including manuscript submission, peer review, production, copyediting, typesetting, and online publication • Familiarity with manuscript tracking systems (e.g. Editorial Manager), production platforms, and content management systems • Proven ability to collaborate with editorial, production, product and legal teams to align vendor operations with business needs • Must be fluent in English.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401k with employer match • Employee sponsored health, dental and vision insurance (Dental and Vision 100% employer paid) • Paid Vacation, 11 public holidays and sick leave • Parental leave • Birthday and three winter holidays days off • Short term and long term disability insurance • 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year • Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office • Private medical insurance • Life assurance • Income protection • Personal accident insurance • Pension with up to 10% employer match • 25 days holidays, market competitive Maternity and Paternity leave