Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across the South East.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Operations across the South East rely on the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Buyers who understand those routes negotiate freight and warehousing contracts from a stronger position.
Many procurement roles blend office, site and remote days. Settling the pattern before the search saves time for everyone.
Businesses operating from sites such as the Solent ports and the M27 corridor estates compete for experienced buyers, which keeps salaries competitive.
From junior buyers to procurement directors.
Winning a contract is half the job. We look for buyers who manage suppliers well after the signature.
Where the role asks for a professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, we confirm it before the shortlist.
For a new or growing procurement function we can recruit the manager and the buyers together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Faversham run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Procurement pay in the South East moves with seniority, spend and scope: category managers and heads of procurement earn well above buyers. 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.
Many heads of procurement began as buyers. We recruit at every stage of that career.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across the South East.
Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
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. We can recruit a procurement manager and buyers together, staggering start dates if that suits the handover.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Faversham:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Faversham.
Give us the role and we will shortlist buyers who already manage categories like yours.