TikTok Shop - Logistic Procurement Lead - Seattle Job at TikTok, Seattle, WA

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  • TikTok
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

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 products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, 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 users we serve. Join us.

About the Team
The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users.

TikTok Shops Supply Chain & Logistics is seeking experienced talents. The team is dedicated to innovating and streamlining TikTok Shop's transportation solution and this pivotal role is at the forefront of shaping scalable and efficient transportation strategies.

Strategic Sourcing
1. 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.
2. Ability to effectively present and communicate compelling business cases and commodity strategies to key leadership and management.
3. Demonstrate functional expertise in digital RFP (Request for Proposal), RFQ (Request for Quotation), RFI (Request for Information) standards and processes.
4. Able to analyze markets closely to ensure below or at market pricing and identify supplier differentiations.
5. Able to manage multiple suppliers against cost, quality standard and delivery target.

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

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
1. Experience in the e-commerce industry negotiating with small parcel carriers, warehouse fulfillment service providers.
2. Strong project management skills, as well as statistical analysis skills.
3. Sophisticated graphic presentation skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, understanding of financial reports.

Preferred Qualifications
1. Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or other relevant fields, Master or MBA degree is preferred.
2. 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 cdpT2

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