Based in Mexico City, the Regional Procurement Manager will support the Deputy head of Regional Procurement in managing the operations across the Americas region. As part of the Regional Procurement Team, the role works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective planning, delivery and oversight.
FCDO Commercial takes responsibility for the acquisition of all goods and services required by the organisation whether bought in the UK or at one of our 260 office locations around the world.
The FCDO has a regional structure for Finance, Procurement and HR across the whole network, realising cost reductions and global spend savings, whilst keeping quality high by reforming the way we manage procurement across the network.
The Procurement Operating Model requires procurement expertise within the regional organizational structure. It aims to provide expert services to a global network of locations while ensuring efficient delivery on behalf of multiple sites and maintaining connections with the central procurement function in the UK. Procurement acts as a delivery partner to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, offering advice and expertise throughout the procurement lifecycle and sharing responsibility for the successful execution of larger procurement projects.
The Regional Procurement Manager will support the Regional Procurement Deputy Head to lead and provide support across multiple countries in the Americas, manage supplier relationships, oversee regional procurement projects, and contribute to delivering cost-effective, high-quality services.The role also plays a key part in aligning with the global procurement strategy, ensuring compliance, driving efficiencies and supporting the professional development of the team.
This is a strategic and hands-on role that requires strong leadership, communication and problem solving-skills. The ideal candidate will be proactive, collaborative and comfortable working in a fast-paced multicultural environment.
Roles and responsibilities:This role will require the jobholder to work independently on a day-to-day basis, setting goals and targets that align with the wider team. The jobholder will need to be able to solve problems by weighing up a number of choices that balance the needs of operational efficiency, customer service and procurement policy and in doing so will be making operational decisions.
Minimin of 4 years procurement experienceBachelor’s Degree or qualified by experience, ideally with relevant post-graduate or professional qualification (e.g. holds or is studying towards CIPS or CPSM).
Essential on arrival:
Language requirements:
Language: English, Spanish and Portuguese desirable.
Level of language: Proficient
Opportunity for continuous education and professional development through CPSM certification.
Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.
Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.
The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 16 July 2025
All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.
All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.
Benefits:
Guaranteed Monetary Benefits
*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.
Other Monetary Benefits
You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.
*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.
Other non-monetary benefits
From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)
From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days
From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days
14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.
Working Patterns
38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.
Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
