TikTok Shop - Category Leader, Polish Speaking

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own EU merchant growth for a scaling e-commerce platform by sourcing, onboarding, and expanding strategic partnerships, while coordinating cross-functional launches and optimizing acquisition performance to drive sustainable merchant and merchandise growth.

  • Merchant Acquisition & Onboarding: identify high-potential merchants and build partner frameworks with platforms and industry bodies to accelerate market penetration.
  • Launch & Collaboration: streamline onboarding, remove barriers, and generate early success stories to establish credibility in new markets.
  • Performance Optimization: monitor merchant and merchandise acquisition metrics and iterate strategies for efficiency and growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify and evaluate growth opportunities for key categories by analyzing market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor performance; develop actionable strategies to expand assortment, enhance conversion, and drive sustainable category growth.
  • Develop the overall merchant acquisition and merchandise growth strategy for EU, aligning with TikTok’s business objectives. Define clear goals and priorities, and pinpoint high-potential opportunities and scalable approaches.
  • Drive merchant sourcing and onboarding by identifying and securing high-quality merchants that fit TikTok’s positioning. Design and implement partnership frameworks with diverse third parties including e-commerce platforms, industry associations, and marketing solution providers to accelerate growth and market penetration.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline new merchants' launch processes, remove operational barriers, and build early-stage success stories that establish market credibility.
  • Continuously monitor and analyze merchant and merchandise acquisition performance, optimizing strategies to maximize efficiency and drive sustainable growth

Requirements

  • Experience in e-commerce operations or related fields
  • Hands on experience on sales or account management or client facing roles
  • Leadership experience managing a team and drive commercial results
  • Polish speaking to work with Polish speaking clients

Preferred

  • A deep understanding of the EU e-commerce landscape highly desirable.
  • Entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset, with the ability to drive initiatives independently while effectively working with diverse cross-functional teams.
  • Data-driven and structured thinker, combining analytical rigor with a strong focus on achieving measurable goals.
  • Fast learner, proactive, and resilient, able to perform and excel in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
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TikTok

3.2 Glassdoor

TikTok is the world's leading destination for short-form video. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Our employees lead with curiosity, and move at the speed of culture. Combined with our company's flat structure, you'll be given dynamic opportunities to make a real impact on a rapidly expanding company as you grow your career. We have offices across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas – and we're just getting started.

Founded in 2003
Los Angeles, California, US
71K employees (26,053 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3B
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
59.4%
Referral
2.7%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~79.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23,667 (30% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
76

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