Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across the South East.
The strongest buyers are rarely job hunting. They are usually in the middle of a tender somewhere else.
Across the South East, much of the buying supports operations at sites such as the M3, M4 and M20 corridors and the airfreight hubs at Gatwick and Heathrow. We search for buyers who already know that supplier market.
Many procurement roles blend office, site and remote days. Settling the pattern before the search saves time for everyone.
Across the South East, buyers and category managers are hired by Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers.
From junior buyers to procurement directors.
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.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Littlehampton run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
An offer pitched at the market is accepted faster. Ask us for a current read on procurement pay before the role is advertised. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Most good buyers are approached, not found on job boards.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
We ask referees about savings delivered and supplier relationships, not just dates of employment.
Supplier relationships improve with continuity. Changing buyers often resets them.
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 the South East.
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. 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.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Littlehampton:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Littlehampton.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.