The sourcing, contract and supplier people who keep Waterlooville operations supplied at the right price.
A buyer who can negotiate but not manage suppliers wins the contract and loses the relationship. We test for both.
Logistics operations around Waterlooville serve one of the UK's wealthiest consumer regions, with the Channel ports and Gatwick within the region. Across the South East, procurement teams buy for operations at sites such as the Dartford and Thames-side parks and the M20 route to the Channel.
We ask candidates what they have bought, the spend they managed and how the savings they claim were measured.
Procurement demand across the South East follows grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.
Buying, category, sourcing and contract roles.
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.
We ask for a real negotiation, what was at stake and what the candidate gave away to win it.
Indicative permanent salaries in Waterlooville 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.
Supplier relationships improve with continuity. Changing buyers often resets them.
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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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. Tell us the office and site days and we will only approach buyers who can work that pattern.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and hybrid terms with current offers for similar buying roles across the region.
Yes. We recruit contract managers who run supplier performance, service levels and renewals.
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 Waterlooville:
See our national Procurement Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Waterlooville.
Send the vacancy and we will point out anything in the package or advert likely to slow the search.