Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across Devon & Cornwall.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
The market around Exeter is a long-distance market — planning around drive times and seasonality matters more than motorway proximity. We recruit the buyers and category managers who keep those operations supplied.
We ask candidates what they have bought, the spend they managed and how the savings they claim were measured.
Experienced buyers supporting sites such as the A30 and A38 trunk corridors and the Exeter distribution parks are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
Buying, category, sourcing and contract roles.
Freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling: we match buyers to the categories you buy.
We ask for a real negotiation, what was at stake and what the candidate gave away to win it.
We look for buyers who weigh service and risk as carefully as price.
Indicative permanent salaries in Exeter run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
An offer pitched at the market is accepted faster. Ask us for a current read on procurement pay before the role is advertised. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
Most good buyers are approached, not found on job boards.
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.
Strong buyers value a seat in commercial decisions, good spend data and a manager who backs their negotiations.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across Devon & Cornwall.
Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
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 work across the South West. 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 the South West:
Other specialisms in Exeter:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Exeter.
Start with a short brief: the categories, the spend and the start date.