We recruit procurement and purchasing people for Heywood and the North West, screened on the spend they have managed and the savings they can evidence.
Procurement is judged on savings, supplier performance and risk. We recruit buyers who can show all three.
From container logistics on the Mersey to big-shed distribution on the M62, employers around Heywood compete for experienced permanent people. We recruit the buyers and category managers who keep those operations supplied.
If buying talent is scarce around Heywood, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
The strongest procurement candidates across the North West are usually already buying for businesses such as retail and grocery DCs, national 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and port and container logistics.
Permanent procurement roles, from purchasing assistants to heads of procurement.
We ask for a real negotiation, what was at stake and what the candidate gave away to win it.
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 Heywood run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Candidates weigh salary alongside bonus, hybrid working, pension and the size of the spend they will own. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We identify the buyers doing similar work across a realistic commute.
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 permanent buyer learns your suppliers, your contracts and your history of price rises. That knowledge compounds at every renewal.
We describe the spend data and systems as they really are, so nobody is surprised in month one.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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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 recruit buyers who purchase haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging for shippers and logistics businesses.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Upload your CV and tell us your categories, your spend and the kind of role you want. We will contact you when a permanent role fits.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Heywood:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Heywood.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.