Buyers who cut cost without cutting service, for businesses across the Highlands & Islands and their supply chains.
Every procurement candidate we put forward is screened on the spend they managed and the savings they evidenced.
Operations at sites such as Fort William, Oban and the west-coast ferry ports 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.
With the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles carrying the region's freight, buyers across the Highlands & Islands often manage haulage and carrier contracts as a major category.
Procurement roles for retail, manufacturing, 3PL and public sector supply chains.
We ask for a real negotiation, what was at stake and what the candidate gave away to win it.
Where the role asks for a professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, we confirm it before the shortlist.
We stay in contact while the new buyer meets the suppliers and takes over the contracts.
Indicative permanent salaries in Tain run from around £30k for buyers up to £80k+ for heads of procurement.
If the offer looks light against the procurement market, we say so before interviews are arranged. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Categories, spend, suppliers, systems and the result the new buyer needs to deliver.
Most good buyers are approached, not found on job boards.
Spend, savings, negotiations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
A buyer who remembers the last tender knows where the supplier has room to move.
Strong buyers value a seat in commercial decisions, good spend data and a manager who backs their negotiations.
A strong procurement brief covers:
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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.
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. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
Procurement recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Tain:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Tain.
Describe a strong year for the role and we will find buyers who have delivered one.