TikTok Shop- Senior Procurement Manager, Supply Chain and Logistics

Responsibilities : About TikTok

About TikTok

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us :

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity;

to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together.

That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.

About the team :

The procurement team facilitates growth of our business units and enhances competitive edge of business units by providing best in class "visible, controllable and deliverable" procurement practices & solutions.

As a member of the Procurement team, you will play a critical role in building the capability and standards of the Procurement function, and will support its development and sustainability by ensuring service delivery excellence.

The ideal candidate should be able to communicate effectively across various business units, and build constructive partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities :

Strategic Sourcing :

Execute ongoing purchasing activities within assigned scope, drive the creation and oversee the implementation of communication plans, and develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments and timeline.

• Ability to effectively present and communicate compelling business case and commodity strategies to key leadership and management.
• Demonstrate functional expertise in digital RFP (Request for Proposal), RFQ (Request for Quotation), RFI (Request for Information) standards and processes.
• Able to analyze markets closely to ensure below or at market pricing and identify supplier differentiations.
• Able to manage multiple suppliers against cost, quality standard and delivery target.
• Supplier Management :

Develop plans and conduct supplier evaluation and negotiation to gain supplier commitment.

• Develop the logistical model for purchasing which will provide the overall lowest landed cost.
• Ensure successful processing of all procurement activities, which includes resolving issues and ensuring seamless maintenance of vendor accounts, and purchase orders / requisitions.
• Able to manage multiple suppliers against cost, quality standard and delivery target.
• Assess current state business processes and makes recommendations to standardize and optimize opportunities.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to arrive at best practices.
• Develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to develop, implement, and optimize processes and programs that enable the operations to scale.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

Experience in the e-commerce industry negotiating with small parcel carriers, packaging materials (corrugated boxes, poly mailers, bubble mailers, etc.

suppliers, and warehouse fulfillment service providers.

• Strong project management skills, as well as statistical analysis skills.
• Sophisticated graphic presentation skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, understanding of financial reports.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or other relevant fields, Master or MBA degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, with 3+ years of direct procurement experience in the logistics industry focused on strategic sourcing, commodities, supplier qualification, negotiations, contracting, contract management and supply management is preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.

Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at this link.

Job Information :

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $228000 - $380000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses / incentives, and restricted stock units.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life.

We offer the following benefits to eligible employees :

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match.

As well as Dental, Vision, Short / Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are : 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates :

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment :

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal / external clients and / or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.

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