Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across the North West.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
From container logistics on the Mersey to big-shed distribution on the M62, employers around Leyland compete for experienced permanent people. Across the North West, procurement teams buy for operations at sites such as Trafford Park — one of Europe's largest industrial estates — Omega Warrington and the Port of Liverpool.
If buying talent is scarce around Leyland, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
Across the North West, buyers and category managers are hired by port and intermodal operators, chilled and grocery distribution, e-commerce fulfilment and manufacturing logistics.
Buying, category, sourcing and contract roles.
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.
For a new or growing procurement function we can recruit the manager and the buyers together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Leyland run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Procurement pay in the North West moves with seniority, spend and scope: category managers and heads of procurement earn well above buyers. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
We identify the buyers doing similar work across a realistic commute.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
A permanent buyer learns your suppliers, your contracts and your history of price rises. That knowledge compounds at every renewal.
If a procurement role is hard to fill, we find out whether pay, scope or reporting line is the cause and tell you plainly.
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.
Yes. We recruit buyers who purchase haulage, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging for shippers and logistics businesses.
Yes. We can recruit a procurement manager and buyers together, staggering start dates if that suits the handover.
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.
Influence over commercial decisions, reliable spend data, fair pay and a manager who backs their negotiations.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Leyland:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Leyland.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.