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Business Service Manager at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 6 days ago (21 Oct 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
How to Apply
Apply via the CIMMYT careers portal at jobs.workable.com.
Job Description
The Business Service Manager oversees procurement and logistics for CIMMYT, ensuring transparent, compliant and cost‑effective acquisition of goods and services. You will manage vendor selection, monitor transactions, and coordinate with finance to guarantee timely payments. Strong communication and stakeholder‑management abilities are required.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Minimum 7 years experience in procurement, supply chain or business services
- • BA/BSc/HND or MBA/MSc/MA degree
- • Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills
- • Strong written and spoken English proficiency
- • Ability to influence and collaborate across functions
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Provide oversight of end‑to‑end procurement of goods, services and works
- • Ensure procurement processes comply with CIMMYT policies, donor requirements and Kenyan law
- • Review procurement requests for completeness, specifications and approvals
- • Strengthen procurement planning with buyers and program teams
- • Coordinate vendor sourcing, evaluation, due‑diligence, onboarding and registry maintenance
- • Monitor procurement transactions, identify risks and address delays
- • Track delivery of goods and services against specifications and timelines
- • Work with Finance to support timely payment of procurement transactions