Hiring a category manager in Deal? We test the negotiation record and the supplier management, because the role needs both.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Operations at sites such as the M3, M4 and M20 corridors and the airfreight hubs at Gatwick and Heathrow depend on suppliers that deliver. We match buyers to the categories that keep them running.
A buyer who leaves mid-tender takes the negotiation history and the supplier relationships with them.
The strongest procurement candidates across the South East are usually already buying for businesses such as grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.
Procurement roles for retail, manufacturing, 3PL and public sector supply chains.
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.
For a new or growing procurement function we can recruit the manager and the buyers together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Deal run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
The package matters as much as the salary: bonus, flexibility and how much the business values procurement. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Most good buyers are approached, not found on job boards.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We ask referees about savings delivered and supplier relationships, not just dates of employment.
A permanent buyer learns your suppliers, your contracts and your history of price rises. That knowledge compounds at every renewal.
We describe the spend data and systems as they really are, so nobody is surprised in month one.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit buyers who purchase haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging for shippers and logistics businesses.
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 can recruit a procurement manager and buyers together, staggering start dates if that suits the handover.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Deal:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Deal.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.