Category Manager Graduate, Elevated Home)

About the Role

The commerce industry has seen tremendous growth, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. TikTok aims to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making it the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and affiliates. This role is on the TikTok Shop US operation team, which aims to deliver high-quality products with a unique customer experience via TikTok. The team is responsible for building TikTok Ecommerce partnerships in the US.

As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year.

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire and incubate merchants to support category growth.
• Discover innovative collaborative models that align with merchants' short-term and long-term development plans, and invest platform resources effectively and efficiently.
• Solve key challenges in business growth by strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Employ a consultative approach by offering strategic content, creator/affiliate/agency partner, merchandising, and logistical solutions to all clients.
• Update clients on TikTok Shop product developments and new promotional opportunities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed an MBA degree.
• Quick learner, proactive and resilient. Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adjust fast to change.
• Structured thinking, good data sense, very strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration, skilled at moving things forward.
• Passion for business and aim for higher goals.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Internship or full-time experience in an e-commerce marketplace business, or retail category management is a plus.
• Familiarity with TikTok content ecosystem, shoppable content, and brand-creator partnerships is a plus.