Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across southern Scotland.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Procurement employers across southern Scotland include Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, dairy and agri-food processing, forestry and timber haulage and regional 3PLs. Each buys differently, so we recruit to the categories rather than the job title.
If buying talent is scarce around Galashiels, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
Businesses operating from sites such as the A74(M) corridor and the Dumfries and Annan industrial estates compete for experienced buyers, which keeps salaries competitive.
From junior buyers to procurement directors.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
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.
Indicative permanent salaries in Galashiels run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Our pay advice comes from current offers for comparable buying roles. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
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.
We help agree the package and manage the notice period through to the start date.
For Galashiels businesses with major contracts up for renewal, the right permanent buyer can pay for the role in one negotiation.
Procurement notice periods can be long, so the timeline is planned from the first conversation.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across southern Scotland.
Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
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. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Galashiels:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Galashiels.
Give us the role and we will shortlist buyers who already manage categories like yours.