Procurement Category Manager - USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced Procurement professional to lead cross-category spend, focusing on Professional Services. You will own end-to-end Source-to-Pay processes, drive value through strategic sourcing, and align supplier performance with strict SLAs and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, manage risk, and drive process excellence to scale procurement across the organization while operating in a high-m fidelity, in-person

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
• 5 years procurement experience with Pro Services and multiple indirect spend categories.
• Strong analytical skills with spend data analysis to inform business cases.
• Hands-on Source-to-Pay experience from scoping to invoicing.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-matrix environments with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category plans for Professional Services and other indirect spends.
• Lead end-to-end P2P lifecycle including SOWs, contracts, POs, and invoicing issues.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives (RFx), negotiate SLAs and pricing terms.
• Define and track procurement KPIs to demonstrate value to leadership.
• Serve as trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and manage expectations during changes.
• Perform vendor onboarding, quarterly business reviews, and SLA compliance.
• Design and digitize procurement workflows to improve efficiency and scale.

Skills

Cross-category management

End-to-end procurement

SOW & contracts

RFx negotiations

KPI reporting

Stakeholder management

Supplier risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related

Job description

Responsibilities

• Cross-Category Management: Develop and execute comprehensive category plans for Professional Services. Demonstrate the flexibility to quickly learn and seamlessly transition into managing other indirect procurement categories as the organization scales and adapts.
• End-to-End Execution (P2P): Drive the absolute full lifecycle of procurement. This includes deeply hands-on execution: scoping business needs, drafting RFP packages, Statements of Work (SOWs), redlining contracts, creating Purchase Orders (POs), managing non-PO invoice coding, and ensuring timely fulfillment of orders to meet financial and project goals.
• High-Value Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead complex strategic sourcing initiatives (RFx) from the ground up. Negotiate SLAs, pricing structures, and risk-mitigating terms with service providers to maximize value, and ensure a diverse, sustainable vendor pool.
• Performance Metrics & Reporting: Define, track, and report on key procurement KPIs for the categories under your scope (e.g., PO cycle time, spend under management, % of competitive RFPs ) to demonstrate category value and operational efficiency to executive leadership.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders. Translate complex business needs into actionable sourcing strategies, align cross-functional teams, and manage expectations through rapid organizational changes.
• Supplier & Risk Management: Perform full-service vendor onboarding and manage ongoing supplier performance through Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and strict SLA tracking. Ensure all suppliers consistently execute on quality while strictly adhering to the JV regulatory requirements, data security protocols, and compliance standards.
• Process Excellence & Adaptability: Manage tight deadlines and adapt to changing requirements by driving efficiency in procurement workflows. Support the design and digitization of procurement workflows, identifying opportunities to automate and scale the company’s sourcing and contracting activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
• 5 years of procurement experience, with a strong background in Professional Services (Consulting, HR, Legal, BPO) and a proven ability to manage multiple indirect spend categories.
• Strong analytical acumen with the ability to dive deep into spend data, identify cost-saving trends, and build compelling, data-driven business cases to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Deep, hands-on experience managing the full Source-to-Pay workflow (scoping, sourcing, contracting, creating POs, resolving invoicing issues).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-matrixed environment, gracefully managing competing priorities and rapid changes in scope.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or professional certification (e.g., CPSM, CPM, or PMP).
• Experience in a "security-first" or highly regulated environment.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present complex deals and recommendations to executive leadership.
• A "continuous improvement" mindset with experience in process mapping and change management.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-matrixed environment and handle competing priorities with an innate sense of autonomy.

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility - especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok'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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS 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://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $83600 - $180500 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.

• 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:

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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.