Regional Payment Advisor

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,304 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an experienced procurement leader to design and optimize end-to-end procurement processes, ensuring sustainable, compliant purchasing and strong vendor management.

You will partner with finance, internal controls, and cross-functional teams to drive automation, implement SOPs, monitor payment performance, and deliver data-driven improvements across a global supply base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• 5+ years of relevant procurement, supply chain, or finance experience.
• Familiar with centralized procurement payment processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize end-to-end procurement processes.
• Develop SOPs, set SLA metrics, and standardize operations.
• Identify automation opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to resolve issues and optimize workflows.
• Coordinate with finance and internal control on cross-functional projects.
• Ensure compliance with policies and monitor payment implementation.
• Identify payment risks and implement controls with internal control team.
• Analyze data, report metrics, and propose improvements.
• Plan and manage projects, allocating resources and tracking progress.
• Support management of BPO vendors and POC activities.

Skills

Procurement experience

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team

The Procurement Team plays a critical role in the business and is responsible for the strategy design and end-to-end processes involved in the purchase of goods and services in a sustainable and financially viable way in compliance with business standards. We are responsible for sourcing and onboarding of new vendors, supporting the development of key company systems and processes, maintaining a strategic overview of project procurement management activities and ensuring that purchasing contracts and arrangements are fulfilled in strict accordance with legal requirements, project requirements, and business policies and procedures.

• Capable of thinking about problems from the essence, sorting out, constructing, and optimizing various work-related processes
• Develop a standard operating system, set reasonable SLA assessment metrics, and ensure the standardization and efficiency of processes
• Automation Improvement: Utilize systems and tools to identify automation opportunities in relevant processes, continuously increase the proportion of automated operations, and enhance the organization's staff efficiency
• Collaborate closely with each procurement team to identify issues and pain points in execution and propose targeted process optimization solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional areas of business such as finance and internal control to devise specific action plans and responsibility assignments, and drive the implementation of XFN projects
• Ensure that all procurement activities comply with company policies and procurement systems by monitoring the implementation results of payments, thereby reducing compliance risks
• Identify and assess latent risks in the payment process, and collaborate with the internal control team to develop corresponding control measures;
• Proactively identify payment pain points of suppliers and explore actionable solutions for improvement
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Monitor the achievement of payment metrics through Data Analysis, regularly submit reports, and provide feedback on improvement suggestions to the team
• Project Management: Devise plans and programs, coordinate resources from all parties, supervise project progress, and ensure the effective implementation of various projects is rapidly promoted
• Team Management: Coordinate with operations on POC and assist in the management of BPO vendors

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Bachelor's degree or above
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in procurement, supply chain, finance, etc.
• Familiar with the entire process and system of centralized procurement payment

Preferred Qualification(s)

• Have clear logical thinking and data-driven capabilities, be able to conduct problem analysis and task decomposition, have strong self-motivation, excellent stress resistance, and be willing to accept challenges and changes
• Possess good communication and collaboration skills, be able to clearly express opinions in cross-team cooperation, effectively listen to and understand others, promote all parties to reach consensus, and jointly achieve goals
• Possess team management and leadership skills, and be able to motivate team members to achieve common goals

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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

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.

TikTok Accommodation

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://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $70304 - $136000 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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

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.