The sourcing, contract and supplier people who keep Carmarthen operations supplied at the right price.
A permanent buyer should leave the supplier base stronger than they found it.
Across West Wales, much of the buying supports operations at sites such as Pembroke Dock and Fishguard and the Irish Sea ferry routes. We search for buyers who already know that supplier market.
A buyer who leaves mid-tender takes the negotiation history and the supplier relationships with them.
Across West Wales, buyers and category managers are hired by energy and fuel terminals, Irish Sea ferry operators, agri-food and dairy processing and regional hauliers.
From junior buyers to procurement directors.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
We look for buyers who weigh service and risk as carefully as price.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Carmarthen run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Procurement pay in Wales moves with seniority, spend and scope: category managers and heads of procurement earn well above buyers. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We identify the buyers doing similar work across a realistic commute.
We arrange interviews and any negotiation exercise or presentation, then brief each candidate.
We ask referees about savings delivered and supplier relationships, not just dates of employment.
Supplier relationships improve with continuity. Changing buyers often resets them.
Procurement notice periods can be long, so the timeline is planned from the first conversation.
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.
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 work across Wales. Give us the location of the role and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit a procurement manager and buyers together, staggering start dates if that suits the handover.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Wales:
Other specialisms in Carmarthen:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Carmarthen.
Start with a short brief: the categories, the spend and the start date.