Permanent buyers, category managers and procurement leaders for businesses in Kelso, recruited for the value they add to every contract.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Across southern Scotland, much of the buying supports operations at sites such as the Lockerbie and Gretna distribution points on the A74(M). We search for buyers who already know that supplier market.
We ask candidates what they have bought, the spend they managed and how the savings they claim were measured.
With the A74(M), the M74, the A7, the A1 and the Cairnryan ferry terminals carrying the region's freight, buyers across southern Scotland often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
Permanent procurement roles matched to categories, spend and seniority.
Freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling: we match buyers to the categories you buy.
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.
Indicative permanent salaries in Kelso 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.
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.
We arrange interviews and any negotiation exercise or presentation, then brief each candidate.
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 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. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
Yes. We work across Scotland. Give us the location of the role and we will search the commute around it.
Influence over commercial decisions, reliable spend data, fair pay and a manager who backs their negotiations.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Kelso:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kelso.
Describe a strong year for the role and we will find buyers who have delivered one.