Procurement recruitment for Paignton employers buying freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging, where every renewal counts.
A buyer who can negotiate but not manage suppliers wins the contract and loses the relationship. We test for both.
Employers around Paignton recruit for chilled and ambient distribution, marine and port work and the summer demand peak. We recruit the buyers and category managers who keep those operations supplied.
If buying talent is scarce around Paignton, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
Across Devon & Cornwall, buyers and category managers are hired by chilled and ambient food distribution, marine services, aggregates and china clay logistics and independent hauliers.
The people who source, negotiate and manage the contracts.
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.
We check salary, bonus and hybrid terms against current procurement offers before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Paignton 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.
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.
For Paignton businesses with major contracts up for renewal, the right permanent buyer can pay for the role in one negotiation.
We ask candidates what made them leave their last procurement role. It tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across Devon & Cornwall.
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 compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Yes. We can recruit a procurement manager and buyers together, staggering start dates if that suits the handover.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Paignton:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Paignton.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.