Procurement recruitment for Salcombe employers buying freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel and packaging, where every renewal counts.
A permanent buyer should leave the supplier base stronger than they found it.
Procurement vacancies across Devon & Cornwall come from chilled and ambient food distribution, marine services, aggregates and china clay logistics and independent hauliers. Each needs buyers who can balance price, service and risk.
Procurement offers compete with retailers, manufacturers and the public sector. We help pitch salary, bonus and flexibility so the first offer is accepted.
With the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth carrying the region's freight, buyers across Devon & Cornwall often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
Procurement roles for retail, manufacturing, 3PL and public sector supply chains.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
Freight, warehousing, fleet, fuel, packaging or materials handling: we match buyers to the categories you buy.
Where the role asks for a professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, we confirm it before the shortlist.
Indicative permanent salaries in Salcombe run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
The package matters as much as the salary: bonus, flexibility and how much the business values procurement. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A small number of candidates, each with notes on categories, spend and results.
We arrange interviews and any negotiation exercise or presentation, then brief each candidate.
We ask referees about savings delivered and supplier relationships, not just dates of employment.
Supplier relationships improve with continuity. Changing buyers often resets them.
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.
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.
Not always. Some employers ask for a CIPS qualification and others put more weight on experience. Tell us which matters for your role and we will screen for it.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
Yes. Our supply chain desk recruits demand and supply planners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Salcombe:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Salcombe.
One brief covers a single buyer or a full procurement team.