Buyers who cut cost without cutting service, for businesses across the South East and their supply chains.
Every procurement candidate we put forward is screened on the spend they managed and the savings they evidenced.
Operations across the South East rely on the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Buyers who understand those routes negotiate freight and warehousing contracts from a stronger position.
If buying talent is scarce around Thatcham, we search a wider commute and look at hybrid working before we lower the bar on skill.
Procurement demand across the South East follows Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers.
The people who source, negotiate and manage the contracts.
We ask candidates how their savings were measured and signed off before we put them forward.
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 Thatcham 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.
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 ask referees about savings delivered and supplier relationships, not just dates of employment.
Buyers grow into category managers and category managers into heads of procurement. Hiring well now builds that path.
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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Yes. We recruit permanent buyers, category managers and procurement managers for businesses across the South East.
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.
Upload your CV and tell us your categories, your spend and the kind of role you want. We will contact you when a permanent role fits.
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 Thatcham:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Thatcham.
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