Procurement recruitment for Dartmouth employers buying freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging, where every renewal counts.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Procurement employers across Devon & Cornwall include chilled and ambient food distribution, marine services, aggregates and china clay logistics and independent hauliers. Each buys differently, so we recruit to the categories rather than the job title.
Renewing a major freight or warehousing contract soon? A buyer who has run that tender before is worth finding early.
Experienced buyers supporting sites such as Plymouth's port and the Devonport and Langage industrial estates are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
The people who source, negotiate and manage the contracts.
Freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling: we match buyers to the categories you buy.
Winning a contract is half the job. We look for buyers who manage suppliers well after the signature.
For a new or growing procurement function we can recruit the manager and the buyers together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Dartmouth 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.
We identify the buyers doing similar work across a realistic commute.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
Interim buyers are useful for a single project. Ongoing categories need someone who will still be there at the next renewal.
We ask candidates what made them leave their last procurement role. It tells us whether yours will keep them.
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 compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
Influence over commercial decisions, reliable spend data, fair pay and a manager who backs their negotiations.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Dartmouth:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Dartmouth.
Describe a strong year for the role and we will find buyers who have delivered one.