Hiring a category manager in Alness? We test the negotiation record and the supplier management, because the role needs both.
Good procurement protects margin quietly, one contract at a time. That is what we recruit for.
Alness sits in the Highlands and Islands, where the A9, the west-coast ferries and long trunk routes shape how freight actually moves — not the Central Belt motorway network. We recruit the buyers and category managers who keep those operations supplied.
A buyer who leaves mid-tender takes the negotiation history and the supplier relationships with them.
With the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles carrying the region's freight, buyers across the Highlands & Islands often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
The people who source, negotiate and manage the contracts.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
We ask for a real negotiation, what was at stake and what the candidate gave away to win it.
Winning a contract is half the job. We look for buyers who manage suppliers well after the signature.
Indicative permanent salaries in Alness run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Our pay advice comes from current offers for comparable buying roles. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
We arrange interviews and any negotiation exercise or presentation, then brief each candidate.
A buyer who remembers the last tender knows where the supplier has room to move.
Many heads of procurement began as buyers. We recruit at every stage of that career.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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We look at the categories and spend they have managed, the savings they can evidence, the negotiations they have led and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit buyers who purchase haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging for shippers and logistics businesses.
Not always. Some employers ask for a CIPS qualification and others put more weight on experience. Tell us which matters for your role and we will screen for it.
Yes. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Alness:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Alness.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.