Tech Lead – CDN/PoP (Multiple Positions)

About ByteDance Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About the Team Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey! Responsibilities Support high-impact projects and programs for the rapid rollout of CDN (Content Delivery Network) and PoP (Point of Presence) sites by developing category sourcing strategies ensuring the suppliers are capable of meeting current and future business requirements. Manage end-to-end Sourcing projects (including planning, execution, measurement, and optimization of projects) and ensure on-time delivery for the new regions CDN and PoP sites. Establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFO process, and drive final supplier selection in partnership with Engineering, Business Control, and other cross-functional partners. Facilitate collaboration among Tax, Legal, Finance, business stakeholders, and service providers. Provide day-to-day coordination among the sourcing and supply chain functions to optimize speed, quality, cost, and risks, and organize and report project status. Influence internal process improvement across multiple teams and functions. Own and provide market and actual unit and total cost data which feeds into total cost of ownership (TCO) models. Formulate contingency plans to de-risk technical challenges, long lead time, single source, and any supply issue.

Qualifications Must have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field, and 6 years of related work experience, out of which 5 years must be post-bachelor’s, progressive related work experience. Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in each of the following: Performing financial and cost analysis, including Total-Cost Ownership (TCO), and creating Should-Cost Models for pricing analysis to support sourcing strategy, negotiation with suppliers, and opportunity identification; Performing vendor management activities, including evaluating supplier performance compared to business needs, developing and assessing supplier scorecards, negotiating supplier legal terms on behalf of business interests, and monitoring SLA compliance; Collecting, visualizing, analyzing, and presenting supplier and project data using business intelligence and data visualization tools Tableau and Excel pivot table, and using data to provide category spending and project KPI benchmarks; Developing inventory planning models to support demand forecast planning and capacity planning; Identifying and realizing process improvement opportunities by mapping current state processes and assessing for improvement opportunities in future-state process designs; and Researching market trend studies and risk management practices, and applying findings when coordinating supply chain sourcing strategies, including finding alternative supplies, to ensure supply chain continuity. Domestic and international travel required up to 10%. Type: Full time, 40 hours/week Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $160800 - $288000 per year To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@bytedance.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website. ByteDance Inc. 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 Bytedance, 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. ByteDance Inc. 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 lpresumes@bytedance.com. #LI-DNI #IND-DNI