Permanent procurement and buying recruitment across the South East.
Good procurement protects margin quietly, one contract at a time. That is what we recruit for.
Operations at sites such as the Dartford and Thames-side parks and the M20 route to the Channel depend on suppliers that deliver. We match buyers to the categories that keep them running.
A buyer who leaves mid-tender takes the negotiation history and the supplier relationships with them.
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.
Buying, category, sourcing and contract roles.
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 Rochester run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
Procurement pay in the South East 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.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We help agree the package and manage the notice period through to the start date.
Interim buyers are useful for a single project. Ongoing categories need someone who will still be there at the next renewal.
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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Buyers and senior buyers, category managers, purchasing and procurement managers, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship managers, contract managers, analysts and heads of procurement.
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. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Influence over commercial decisions, reliable spend data, fair pay and a manager who backs their negotiations.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Rochester:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Rochester.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.