.Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)**Main purpose of job**:Based in Mexico the job holder will have a critical role across a regional network of office locations for all procurement activity within the Americas Region, leading a team of procurement leads (the regional procurement hub) based in both Mexico and the US, working closely with Commercial teams in the UK. The hubs are responsible for delivery of procurement services across the regional network, ensuring compliance to FCDO global policy and also UK procurement regulations.The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that procurement processes operate smoothly and consistently within the region in line with Commercial global policy and building relationships with the key regional suppliers whilst seeking opportunity areas to drive better value for money for the FCDO.They will work closely with a wide variety of internal stakeholders across multiple geographic locations, which will give the successful applicant an excellent overview of the FCDO and insight into the work of different departments across the network.Key aspects will be leading to identify pipeline of activity, development of category strategy for key areas of spend in region and working with category teams on global strategy development, whilst also ensuring delivery of the day to day procurement activity and management of risk.This is a hands on challenging role with strategic procurement, change management, leadership and stakeholder management being important skills.Due to the remote management aspect of the role the job holder will also require strong communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills, setting objectives, undertaking reviews, taking responsibility for staff learning and development as well as overall hub savings and performance delivery. When possible, there will be opportunities to travel between the hub locations, driving motivation and enthusiasm across all hub staff. Based in the Mexico Embassy the role requires an independent self-starter able to work effectively across a distributed team with line management for the role provided from the UK.The FCDO has a regional structure for Finance, Procurement and HR across the whole network and the role will have pastoral care responsibilities for other Hub staff at the Mexico Post and play an active part in Mexico Network corporate life, for example by taking a crisis plan role and being a member of the Board of Management.**Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve**:As a member of the Mexico Network senior leadership team, help make the Network a great place to work through an active corporate contribution