Permanent buyers, category managers and procurement leaders for businesses in Cambridge, recruited for the value they add to every contract.
We look for buyers who know your categories: haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling equipment.
Procurement employers across the East of England include port and container logistics, customs and forwarding businesses, FMCG and agri-food supply chains and national 3PLs. Each buys differently, so we recruit to the categories rather than the job title.
We ask candidates what they have bought, the spend they managed and how the savings they claim were measured.
With the A14, M11, A1(M) and A12, the Port of Felixstowe and London Stansted Airport carrying the region's freight, buyers across the East of England 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.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Cambridge 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.
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.
We arrange interviews and any negotiation exercise or presentation, then brief each candidate.
For Cambridge businesses with major contracts up for renewal, the right permanent buyer can pay for the role in one negotiation.
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 compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Yes. We work across the East of England. Give us the location of the role and we will search the commute around it.
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 of England:
Other specialisms in Cambridge:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Cambridge.
Describe a strong year for the role and we will find buyers who have delivered one.