M23232 Buyer- Agricultural Items

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in over 100 countries.

CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Buyer to work in the Procurement Unit of the Business Services Department of CIMMYT.

The position is based at CIMMYT’s campus in Texcoco, State of Mexico, located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico.

**Specific Duties**:

- Review the assigned request for quotations and/or purchase requisitions in the ERP system and subsequent generation of purchase orders for deployment to the selected suppliers, according to the assigned Procurement Categories.
- Conduct sourcing processes and vendor selection via competitive selection or open tendering, either in domestic and/or international market.
- Identify, propose, and develop relations with new suppliers according to Institutional needs.
- Request from the suppliers the documents for registry and/or for contract generation purposes, as needed.
- Negotiate with suppliers the best value for Procurement in terms of cost, quality, and delivery.
- Coordinate with Customs Process Coordinator the purchases of imported materials, to negotiate the best terms of costs, incoterms, safety, and process diplomatic franchises in a timely manner.
- Establish an efficient communication channel with internal clients, suppliers, and partners units to ensure efficient and effective completion of the procurement transactions.
- Ensure efficient and prompt completion of the source to pay process of the assigned procurement category.
- Support in monthly and annual closing of purchase orders in the institutional ERP.
- Support and/or lead periodic vendor evaluation process and due diligence process.
- Maintain the Activities report to enable the proper transactional follow up and monitoring and give visibility to the end users.
- Other related activities that may be assigned by the supervisor.

**Requirements**:

- Experience in sourcing the following Procurement Categories: Agricultural and Field Supplies, Equipment and Services.
- Knowledge or experience in agricultural equipment, consumables and services is an advantage.
- Advanced level in MS Office, specifically in Excel and Power Point.

**Benefits**

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)