Marketing Procurement Manager, AMS

Responsibilities

The Marketing and Consultancy 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.

• Partner with Regional (and Global) Marketing teams to develop sourcing strategy and execution plans for multiple sub-categories, including Media buying, Creative & Video Production, Social and PR communication, Events, Market Research.
• This role will focus heavily on the market research category, supporting business divisions on complex negotiation strategies with market leading suppliers such as Nielsen, Kantar and the like.
• 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.

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.
• Strong knowledge of the market research category is critical, particularly experience in working across large scale negotiations with leading suppliers.
• 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.

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok, 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.

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