The sourcing, contract and supplier people who keep Dudley operations supplied at the right price.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Across the West Midlands, much of the buying supports operations at sites such as the Golden Triangle parks at Hams Hall and Birch Coppice, the i54 and the M6/M42 distribution belt. We search for buyers who already know that supplier market.
Direct buying, indirect procurement, category management and contract management call for different people. The search is shaped to the role.
Across the West Midlands, buyers and category managers are hired by national 3PLs, automotive and manufacturing supply chains and large retail distribution centres.
Permanent procurement roles, from purchasing assistants to heads of procurement.
We check salary, bonus and hybrid terms against current procurement offers before the role goes out.
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 Dudley run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
If the offer looks light against the procurement market, we say so before interviews are arranged. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
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.
A buyer who remembers the last tender knows where the supplier has room to move.
If a procurement role is hard to fill, we find out whether pay, scope or reporting line is the cause and tell you plainly.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across the West Midlands.
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. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Influence over commercial decisions, reliable spend data, fair pay and a manager who backs their negotiations.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Dudley:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Dudley.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.