Responsibilities
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About
The Global Catering Procurement team facilitates multi-billion dollar annual purchases across 3 regions including AMS, EMEA, and APAC. Our mission is to collaborate with the workplace services team to give a superior food experience for employees by providing a great variety of resources and excellent procurement solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Manage procurement projects for the AMS regional catering services, overseeing tasks such as outsourcing employee canteen operations, acquiring snacks, arranging event meals, designing pantries, and procuring kitchen equipment.
- Handle vendor qualification, selection, contract negotiation, and daily operation management, including coordination of purchase order processing and payments.
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of local market dynamics and regional logistics team requirements to deliver timely and cost-effective solutions with a high service level.
- Continuously improve supplier sourcing, selection, evaluation, bidding, and management mechanisms to establish a competitive and high-quality supplier pool that aligns with the company's development pace.
- Align local procurement practices with the company's overall procurement and catering category strategies.
- Provide feedback on local industry and legal norms, as well as other special requirements, to optimize various strategies.
- Collaborate efficiently with internal and external stakeholders to maintain good relationships and ensure timely responses that exceed stakeholder expectations.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Proven procurement experience supporting the catering indirect category and/or RFPs for catering in a global setting
- Excellent grasp of procurement processes (procurement strategy, project management, negotiation and contract, cost control, supplier management, procurement process management, etc.)
- Proficiency in stakeholder management, demonstrating excellence in building and maintaining internal and external relationships to ensure effective collaboration and achievement of organizational goals.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting the catering category within the organization. Alternatively, we will consider candidates coming from the hospitality industry who have experience dealing with RFPs for catering
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex procurement concepts and collaborate with various stakeholders
- Familiarity with large ERP systems
About the Hiring Process
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
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96000 - $165000 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.