Hiring a category manager in Ellon? We test the negotiation record and the supplier management, because the role needs both.
Every procurement candidate we put forward is screened on the spend they managed and the savings they evidenced.
Procurement employers across North East Scotland include energy supply-chain operators, seafood and agri-food distribution, chilled logistics and North Sea support services. Each buys differently, so we recruit to the categories rather than the job title.
Many procurement roles blend office, site and remote days. Settling the pattern before the search saves time for everyone.
With the A90 and A96, Aberdeen harbour and Aberdeen International Airport carrying the region's freight, buyers across North East Scotland often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
The people who source, negotiate and manage the contracts.
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.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Ellon run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Strategic and category roles usually pay more than transactional purchasing roles. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
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.
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 North East Scotland.
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 recruit buyers who purchase haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging for shippers and logistics businesses.
Yes. We work across Scotland. Give us the location of the role and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Ellon:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Ellon.
Describe a strong year for the role and we will find buyers who have delivered one.