Marketing Procurement Manager

Responsibilities
About TikTok
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.

Team Introduction
The Global Marketing Procurement team facilitates multi-million dollar annual purchases across a variety of marketing categories. Our mission is to enhance the business units' competitive edge by providing excellent "visible, controllable, and deliverable" procurement practices & solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Regional Marketing teams to develop sourcing strategy and execution plans for multiple sub-categories, including Media buying, Creative & Video Production, Social and PR communication, Events, etc.
• Collaborate with global and regional procurement teams to drive improvements and innovations for projects such as supplier management, sourcing process optimization, and purchasing efficiency
• Manage P2P procurement process management including purchase request consolidation, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and PO management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve work efficiency, build accountability and provide timely resolution of issues
• Lead and manage key internal and external procurement partnerships

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of marketing-related procurement experience is mandatory, through which you demonstrated the ability to: develop sourcing strategies, lead commercial tactics such as negotiation and competitive bidding, manage supplier agency relationships, influence leadership/peers to drive business value
• Knowledge and experience in managing a variety of marketing agencies, and understanding the dynamics of how agency models operate
• Detailed oriented, self-motivated, ability to navigate complex situations, having a can-do attitude with a propensity toward acting with a sense of urgency & responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Problem-solving and independent thinking with a solution-orientated mind.
• Data-driven with strong quantitative analysis skills.
• Would also consider individuals coming from marketing agencies, who want to build a career in Procurement.

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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $106000 - $180000 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.

​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

​

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:

​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

​

3. Exercising sound judgment.