Postes à Montpellier, France

CIMMYT is a cutting-edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.

CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and team leader for professional for the Procurement Coordinator to be part of the Business Services Department.

The position will be based at CIMMYT headquarters in Texcoco, State of Mexico, near Mexico City.

Specific duties:

• Ensure timely processing and execution of purchase requisitions.
• Review and validate procurement requests for compliance and accuracy.
• Track procurement activities to ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Supervise procurement analysts and buyers, monitoring their daily performance.
• Maintain and update KPI dashboards to evaluate team effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing feedback and coaching to direct reports to foster professional development.
• Facilitate vendor onboarding and maintain effective communication channels with suppliers.
• Ensure vendor compliance with quality, cost, and delivery standards.
• Conduct periodic supplier performance reviews and provide feedback to the procurement team.
• Leverage procurement data analytics to identify trends, opportunities for cost savings, and efficiency improvements.
• Develop and propose initiatives to enhance procurement processes.
• Implement procurement best practices identified through data-driven insights.
• Design work plans and align the team workloads to those plans to ensure effectiveness on all efforts.
• Anticipate procurement challenges and proactively implement solutions.
• Promote and facilitate the adoption of ERP systems and digital procurement tools.
• Train team members in effective utilization of procurement technologies
• Assist in monitoring the procurement budget, identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Provide regular budget expenditure updates to senior management.

Requirements

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree / master’s degree in Business Administration, International Business Administration, or similar.
• Advanced level of English language (English test will be administered; candidate must score a minimum of C1 as per CEFR).
• At least 5 years of work experience in a similar position.
• Procurement or Supply Chain certification is desirable.
• Experience managing teams of at least 5 people.
• The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Client Orientation, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes year-end bonus (40 days), vacation premium (56%), life and medical insurance, supermarket coupons, savings fund, social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).