Procurement Strategy Manager

Responsibilities

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of ByteDance'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 ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.

Join us.

Team Introduction

At the heart of our organization's procurement excellence lies our dedicated Procurement Strategy and Data Insights team. We are a specialized group of strategists and data analysts committed to transforming procurement practices through innovative strategies and data-driven insights. Our primary responsibility is to design and implement procurement management strategies that not only meet current business needs but also anticipate future demands. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and leveraging data to enhance procurement management and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Job Description

• Conduct an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of various procurement functions and regions worldwide, establish business indicators across different dimensions, measure the procurement performance of different countries and categories, promptly identify business risks and pain points, and contribute to the enhancement of procurement capabilities and efficiency.
• Carry out operational analysis of ByteDance's procurement management, liaise with relevant teams, conduct special analyses and research based on needs, and produce strategic recommendations and promote their implementation.
• Provide an external perspective, study industry trends and best practices of competitors, and offer comprehensive and in-depth participation in management strategy decision-making.
• Daily work includes, but is not limited to: market/competitive product research, breaking down and planning of procurement business objectives, operational analysis review and special analysis, coordination of complex projects, etc.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

• Skilled in in-depth thinking, highly curious and insightful about new things, passionate about management topics and the B2B industry.
• Abundant experience in strategy/business analysis.
• Effective stakeholder management skills, able to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders fluently.
  
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent logical thinking and business analysis skills (problem decomposition, information gathering, logical exploration, abstraction, model building/data analysis, etc.).
• Strong communication skills, capable of effectively driving cross-team collaboration; high stress resistance, responsible, and execution-oriented.
• Familiarity with advanced procurement tools and methodologies would be a plus.
  
  

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.