Hiring a category manager in Kingussie? We test the negotiation record and the supplier management, because the role needs both.
A permanent buyer should leave the supplier base stronger than they found it.
Operations at sites such as Fort William, Oban and the west-coast ferry ports depend on suppliers that deliver. We match buyers to the categories that keep them running.
If buying talent is scarce around Kingussie, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
With the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles carrying the region's freight, buyers across the Highlands & Islands often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
Permanent procurement roles matched to categories, spend and seniority.
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.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Kingussie 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.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
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 Kingussie businesses with major contracts up for renewal, the right permanent buyer can pay for the role in one negotiation.
Buyers who leave early often cite little influence, poor data or a business that ignores procurement. We raise all three first.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across the Highlands & Islands.
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. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
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 Scotland:
Other specialisms in Kingussie:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kingussie.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.