Procurement recruitment for Buxton employers buying freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging, where every renewal counts.
Good procurement protects margin quietly, one contract at a time. That is what we recruit for.
Across the East Midlands, much of the buying supports operations at sites such as the Golden Triangle parks at DIRFT, Magna Park and Hams Hall. We search for buyers who already know that supplier market.
If buying talent is scarce around Buxton, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
With the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal carrying the region's freight, buyers across the East Midlands 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.
Winning a contract is half the job. We look for buyers who manage suppliers well after the signature.
We check salary, bonus and hybrid terms against current procurement offers before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Buxton 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.
We identify the buyers doing similar work across a realistic commute.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We help agree the package and manage the notice period through to the start date.
A buyer who remembers the last tender knows where the supplier has room to move.
Strong buyers value a seat in commercial decisions, good spend data and a manager who backs their negotiations.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across the East Midlands.
Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
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 contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
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 Midlands:
Other specialisms in Buxton:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Buxton.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.