Procurement Recruitment · Southampton

Procurement Recruitment in Southampton

We place permanent procurement & buying talent across Southampton and the South East — the buyers, category and sourcing managers who control cost and supplier risk. Permanent appointments only.

Procurement · Hampshire & the Solent

Procurement Recruitment across Southampton

As a specialist permanent procurement & buying recruiter, we place the buyers, category and sourcing managers who control cost and supplier risk across Southampton and the South East.

Southampton is one of the UK's largest container and cruise ports, anchoring a major cluster of port logistics and forwarding on the Solent.

We recruit throughout Hampshire & the Solent — from the Port of Southampton, the M27 Solent parks and the Nursling and Eastleigh sites — for businesses connected by the M27, M3 and A34, Southampton Airport and the Port of Southampton. Typical employers we partner with include grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.

Roles we fill

Procurement Recruitment roles in Southampton

Permanent procurement & buying roles, from the floor to senior leadership.

Why Southampton teams choose Freight Talent

Mapped market, permanent placements

Southampton market knowledge

We know where procurement & buying talent sits across the Port of Southampton, the M27 Solent parks and the Nursling and Eastleigh sites — and what it takes to move them.

Hard-to-fill roles

Category specialists with genuine negotiation track records are hard to find. We screen for real savings delivered, not just job titles.

Permanent only

Every procurement & buying role we work in Southampton is a permanent appointment — never temp, agency or contract cover.

Pay benchmarks

What procurement & buying roles pay in Southampton

Indicative permanent salaries in Southampton run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.

Pay in the South East moves with demand, shift pattern and the size of the operation. We benchmark every brief against live the South East data so your offer lands first time — ask us for a current read on any role. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

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Procurement jobs in the South East

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Frequently asked

Procurement Recruitment in Southampton — FAQs

Do you recruit permanent procurement & buying staff in Southampton?

Yes. Every procurement & buying role we work in Southampton and across the South East is a permanent appointment with your business. We do not supply temp, agency or contract cover.

Which procurement & buying roles do you recruit for in Southampton?

We place Buyers & Senior Buyers, Category Managers, Strategic Sourcing Managers, Procurement Managers, Supplier Relationship Managers, Heads of Procurement for operations across the Port of Southampton, the M27 Solent parks and the Nursling and Eastleigh sites.

What do procurement & buying professionals earn in Southampton?

Indicative permanent salaries in Southampton run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement. Pay moves with shift pattern, sector and the size of the operation — we benchmark every role against live the South East data. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

Related pages

Related procurement & buying & Southampton pages

Procurement Recruitment elsewhere in the South East:

Other specialisms in Southampton:

See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Southampton.

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