TikTok Shop - Acquisition & Development Manager FMCG, London

Responsibilities

The FMCG team manages businesses within Food & Beverages, Health & Wellness, Home Care & Cleaning and Flowers.

The team is responsible for identifying, onboarding and growing new merchants as well as creating long term strategies to develop existing businesses on TikTok Shop.

Join our FMCG team as an Acquisition & Development Manager. Your role involves finding and convincing new clients to join us as well as strategically growing their TikTok Shop accounts. Your background prepares you for the fast-paced environment, where you'll take charge of ambitious goals for getting new clients, adding products to our platform, and increasing sales. You'll use your persuasive skills to explain the benefits of our platform to clients and help them get started smoothly. You'll have strong analytical skills to support their sales growth. Your ability to bounce back from setbacks and consistently strive to meet targets is crucial as you work to grow our business. If you're excited about making a difference, apply now to join us and shape the future of our platform.

• Recruit & manage FMCG sellers using the new book of business; outreach using leads list, lead the pitching and onboarding process.
• Craft persuasive pitches that address the needs of potential clients and highlight the benefits of our platform.
• Define, launch and execute go-to-market strategy for new sellers
• Commercial experience of negotiating strong deals based on campaign or seasonality as well as securing first to market launches
• Collaborate with internal teams, including creator, logistics, legal, governance, campaigns, and marketing to establish a seamless and efficient process for onboarding sellers
• Work with your new sellers to grow their sales on TikTok Shop through key sales channels; live, video and shop tab.
• Stay abreast of latest trends and ensure relevant brands are reflected in the new business pipeline
• Entrepreneurial approach - confidence in defining seller and category initiatives to drive growth and competitive advantage as well as team projects to continuously optimise ways of working
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficient in handling objections and learning new platforms or products quickly.
• Experience in e-commerce
• Strong data analytics skills
• Bachelor's degree ideally in a finance, business or marketing related topic or similar from a reputable University.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication abilities.
• Experience working as a Business Development, Acquisition Manager or Account Manager, including experience playing a key role in brand acquisition and onboarding
• UK market experience
• Demonstrated examples of building processes from scratch
• Experience working in a fast-paced business
  
  

Job Information

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.