Buyers who cut cost without cutting service, for businesses across the East of England and their supply chains.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Procurement employers across the East of England include container and port logistics, freight forwarders and customs operations, agri-food supply chains and retail distribution. Each buys differently, so we recruit to the categories rather than the job title.
Direct buying, indirect procurement, category management and contract management call for different people. The search is shaped to the role.
Experienced buyers supporting sites such as the Port of Felixstowe and the A14 corridor, Stansted and the parks along the A1 and M11 are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
Permanent procurement roles matched to categories, spend and seniority.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
Freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling: we match buyers to the categories you buy.
We look for buyers who weigh service and risk as carefully as price.
Indicative permanent salaries in Braintree run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Candidates weigh salary alongside bonus, hybrid working, pension and the size of the spend they will own. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
A permanent buyer learns your suppliers, your contracts and your history of price rises. That knowledge compounds at every renewal.
Buyers who leave early often cite little influence, poor data or a business that ignores procurement. We raise all three first.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
Yes. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
Yes. We work across the East of England. Give us the location of the role and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Upload your CV and tell us your categories, your spend and the kind of role you want. We will contact you when a permanent role fits.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the East of England:
Other specialisms in Braintree:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Braintree.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.