Advanced Specialist, Vendor Operations

**Job Title — Advanced Specialist, Vendor Operations, ELL**



**Sub-function:** **Content Strategy and Production, ELL**  



**Function: Product**  



**Business Unit: English Language Learning (ELL)**  



**Overview**



The Advanced Specialist, **Vendor Operations** , ELL is a senior individual contributor role responsible for strengthening ELL's **vendor operations model** across the end-to-end lifecycle. This role will partner closely with the Vendor Partnership Lead and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure ELL has a high-performing, scalable, and publishing-aware external vendor ecosystem that supports evolving business priorities.



The role will **own day-to-day vendor operations governance across vendor sourcing support, capability mapping, onboarding oversight, contract and rate card coordination, vendor performance management, risk and escalation handling, and continuous improvement** . The succes...