Procurement specialists are the purchasing and supply chain experts in any given retail company. The organisation relies on them to find the best goods for the best price available. They do this through a variety of methods, including networking, sourcing, contract negotiating, tendering bids and similar.
Most employers and recruitment agencies will expect candidates to have a degree, preferably business related. They also prefer workers to have had previous employment in procurement; the specified amount may vary across employers, but the expectation is that this experience must have been at a very senior level in order for the candidate to be considered to be a specialist.
Computer skills especially using MS Office and procurement applications will also be essential, as will good communication skills, the ability to negotiate, and very strong attention spent on detail. It will help if the candidate has a strong personality as these tend to do better in jobs that require negotiation.
Salaries in the UK range from £19,500 to £52,000 p.a. depending on the seniority of the role and there are often healthy bonuses associated with these types of job. The core hours will usually be 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, but there are times when pressure will mean that hours outside of normal work time may increase for staff.
Innova Search delivers permanent recruitment solutions across mid-senior level Purchasing recruitment assignments to the Engineering and Manufacturing sectors. Our specialist knowledge and cutting edge technology helps us to provide high calibre candidates. Innova Search believes that building close and transparent partnerships ensures a successful relationship with our clients and candidates alike.
Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4BU
BriHel: With 30 years of expertise in renewable energy search and recruitment, we specialize in connecting top-tier talent with transformative opportunities. From Project Managers to Finance Directors, C-suite leaders, and management, we deliver unparalleled recruitment solutions to drive innovation and success in the renewable energy sector
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2NQ
"Optimizing procurement with skilled purchasing professionals. From buyers to procurement managers, we provide candidates who excel in supplier negotiations, inventory control, and cost efficiency. Our experts ensure your organization secures the best value while maintaining quality. Build a team that drives smart purchasing decisions."
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LT
Established in 2002, Flexible Solutionz are so confident we can deliver you the right candidate, we offer a 100% money back guarantee, protecting your investment from day one.
The Offices, 53 King Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4LQ
From senior director level to more junior within finance, HR, marketing, sales, customer service and administration our Office and Contact Centre service is geared towards matching candidates with opportunities which precisely suit their capabilities. We have an established pedigree within the sector and our specialist teams are well qualified to advise and assist your career development.
Suite 4, Shakespeare Building, 2233 Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 3NJ
Breathe Consulting is a recruitment agency that provides interim and permanent staffing solutions to the sectors of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain throughout the UK and internationally. Marketing, HR, HSE, Hygiene, Innovation/R&D/NPD, Logistics, Op-Ex, CI, Engineering, Procurement, Production, QA, Sales, Supply Chain, and Technical are some of the functions that the company covers.
51 The Stream Ditton, Aylesford, Kent, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AG
Portfolio Procurement is a niche Procurement recruitment firm delivering services remotely. With sites in Manchester, Dublin and London, they cater to permanent, interim and fixed-term assignments from Buyers to Executives. They are members of the REC and appeared in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and Fast Track 100 lists.
The Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester, Lancashire, M4 4FB
An international supplier of employment opportunities, ProSearch Recruitment Solutions hires on a permanent and interim basis for various assignments at all levels. With teams in the Midlands and Oxfordshire, the agency works with the Procurement & Supply Chain and Transformation & Change markets. They also offer executive search services to a broad range of clients, and often source Heads of Purchasing, Material Controllers, and Project Managers.
1 Des Roches Square, City of London, Oxfordshire, OX28 4BE
Founded in 2012, The Hub Retail Recruitment is a Retail recruitment company that fills Buying, Merchandising, Digital, and Senior Executive positions. They recruit entry-level to senior-level candidates.
Cobham House, 9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, Holborn, London, WC1R 5DJ
Edbury Daley sources professionals for the Digital Procurement and Supply Chain industries. Covering executive procurement, procurement consulting, procurement technology and business intelligence & analytics, they perform executive, contingency and interim recruitment for full time and part time jobs. They opened their doors in 2005 and their office is based in Sale. They are also members of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
Station House, Stamford New Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1EP
Trusted Circle places qualified professionals in temporary, fixed-term, and permanent roles in various local and global companies in the Technology sector. Operating from their London offices, they have been covering the following areas since 2016: Quality Management & Testing, Product Safety, Printing, Fabric Sourcing & Textile Innovation, and Technical Information Communication. They have over 75 years of combined industry experience.
5th Floor, International House, 2-4, Maddox Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1QP
AMF Recruitment Ltd focuses on recruiting for Manufacturing industries including, but not limited to, Food & FMCG, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Print & Packaging and Oil & Gas. Located in Cleckheaton, they aid in filling assignments from skilled work up to leadership levels like Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Shift Leader, Maintenance Supervisor, and Production Manager. They opened their doors in 2016.
Office 19, Acorn Business Centre, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 4EZ
Founded in 2007, mpeople Recruitment is focused on multiple areas including Accounting & Finance, Animal Health & Nutrition, Key Accounts, Office Services, Purchasing & Supply, and Sales & Marketing. They cover roles from apprenticeship to C-suite level, working with clients both locally and internationally. They have several offices across the UK. They are also members of the REC and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Unit 2 Madison Court Quayside Business Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1DX
The Recruitment Expert sources professionals across Sales, Legal, HR and Procurement & Supply Chain. Serving markets that include Technology, Telecommunications and Media & Publishing, their process starts from project discussion, where they determine their talent acquisition strategy, up to the implementation of the onboarding program. Based in Birmingham, their reach spans the UK and Europe, utilising their team's experience of over 15 years.
20 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AT
Bramwith Consulting is a specialist recruitment agency with a focus on the Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain industries. The company was established in 2006 and has teams based in the UK, the US and Netherlands.
22 Tudor Street, City of London, London, EC4Y 0AY
Tri-Talent Resourcing covers Financial, Supply Chain, and Procurement recruitment. They have more than two decades of experience and have worked with clients and candidates globally. Their clients range from SMEs to FTSE 250 companies. Some of the job vacancies that have appeared on their site include Finance Director, Group Accountant, Supply Chain Project Manager, Global Head of Procurement, and Head of Indirects.
Building B, Arena Business Centre, Riverside Way, Watchmoor Park, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3YL
Jenrick Group Engineering is the dedicated division of the Jenrick Group for Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment in local, national and international firms. They cover permanent, temporary and contract vacancies as Maintenance Engineer, Field Service Engineer, and Mechanical Engineer.
Badger Farm, Willow Pit Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5FN
Robertson Bell is a specialist recruitment agency that places talent in various settings across the UK, including Charity, Social Housing, Central Government, NHS, Education, and Local Government. Operating across the Public, Not for Profit, Finance, and Procurement sectors, they can assign professionals for permanent and contract roles. Robertson Bell was established in 2007 and works with clients and candidates from their London office.
5TH Floor, 167-169 great Portland Street, London, Marylebone, London, W1W 5PF
Parmar Staffing is an agency that offers Executive, Professional, and Technical & IT recruitment solutions across Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, and London. The agency is an REC member and they cover permanent and contract roles. They offer a referral scheme for both their clients and candidates, and examples of roles they recruit for include Sales Executive, IT Support Technician, Directors, Senior Manager, and 2nd Line Helpdesk.
36a Goring Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4AD
MIT Recruitment has a breadth of experience in placing professionals at all levels in a diverse range of industries nationwide. Founded in 1997, the agency sources talent for permanent jobs. They work in various sectors, including Accountancy & Banking, Commercial, Construction, Energy, Engineering, IT, Legal, Pharmaceutical, and Sales. MIT Recruitment is part of a group with MIT Health & Safety.
Birch House, Business Centre, Hen Lon Parcwr, Ruthin, Flintshire, LL15 1NA
Ethos Resourcing Solutions specialises in Construction and Property Sales recruitment, covering Southern, Central and Eastern England through their site in West Malling. Besides catering to permanent and temporary appointments of all levels, they also do retained search which involves headhunting and tailored campaigns. They were incorporated in 2012 and take pride in having 70% of applicants come from recommendations of previous candidates.
Suite 31 80 Churchill Square Business Centre, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YU
Ambitions Personnel Ltd is based in London and is a multi-sector agency for the Commercial, Industrial, Driving, FMCG, Onsite Services, and Print & Packaging sectors. With over 31 years of experience, they are a member of the Association of Labour Providers (ALP).
South Quay House, 18 South Street, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6HE
ion-tec Limited conducts talent acquisition solutions to an array of local employers in various industries across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire. These include Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial, Fabrication, Intralogistics, Machining, Maintenance, Materials Handling, Mechanical Design, Oil & Gas, Projects, and Quality. The agency hires on a permanent and temporary basis for various roles and is recognised as Carbon Negative in 2021.
APEX Office Space, 1 Watervole Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JP
Bolt Staffing Solutions has been working across numerous markets including, but not limited to, Customer Service, Sales, Help Desk, Office Support, Clerical, Call Centre, Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance Tech and Warehouse & Distribution since 2021. Partnering with public and private organisations of all sizes, they work on permanent, temporary and contract qualified, professional and skilled staffing needs. They are located in Wigton.
20 New Street, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9AL
Merje Recruitment has been in the industry for over 10 years. Their specialisms include the Actuarial, Compliance, Credit Risk & Analytics, Customer Contact, Finance & Audit, Financial Crime & Fraud, Insurance & Claims, Legal, and Risk Management. Over the years, they have achieved a 62% repeat business rate and made over 70 C-Suite and Head placements. They have offices in London, Manchester, and Scotland.
Bank House 9 Bank Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M45 7JF
Allen Lane, with offices in London and Manchester, focuses on recruitment for Public and Not-for-Profit organisations. They have been handling permanent and temporary appointments in Finance, IT, Procurement, Project Management and Executive Leadership since 2004. Besides being members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, they were also included in the Sunday Times Fast-track 100 List and have won two Recruitment International awards.
33 King Street, St. James, The Strand, London, SW1Y 6RJ
Anthony Gregg Partnership is an Executive Search firm that is located in London. They cover the Retail, Luxury, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure sectors. Aside from Executive recruitment, they also offer a variety of coaching services, executive outplacement services & support, talent mapping, assessment services, and more solutions.
2 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6BH
Advancing People is an independently-owned agency formed in 2009. They provide permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions to the following sectors: Sales, Commercial, HR, Multilingual, Not-For-Profit, and IT. They are based in Bedford.
Dombey Court Pilgrim Centre Brickhill Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7PZ
Based in Peterborough, Ready2Recruit is a boutique agency. They offer flexible staffing solutions and provide job opportunities in several sectors like Accountancy & Finance, Commercial, Legal, Medical, Engineering, IT, Sales & Marketing, HR, and more. Some roles they fill include Account Manager, Seamstress Finisher, and Inbound Sales.
Brightfield Business Hub, Bakewell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6XU
McCarthy Recruitment is a search consultancy and talent supplier to clients within the Marketing, HR, Finance, Sales, and Retail/Hospitality sectors. They have placed over 6,000 candidates and worked with more than 700 clients. They have a 94% client retention rate, at the time of writing, and they commonly source and place roles in E-Commerce, Logistics, Customer service, Area/Regional operations, Health and Safety, Profit Protection, and more.
12a Olympic Way, Olympic Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 0YL
Star Fusion is an expert in Manufacturing and Engineering recruitment, particularly specialising in technical and hard-to-fill jobs. They cover roles at all levels and functions including Technical Production, Engineers, Managers, Supervisors, Research & Development, Quality, Design, Warehouse, Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Sales & Marketing, HR, and Administration. Star Fusion is based in Wales.
Tredomen Business & Technology Centre, Tredomen Park, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, CF82 7FN
Plus One Personnel works with businesses to source and place temporary, permanent and contract staff within the Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing & Creative, Accountancy & Finance, and Business Support sectors. They offer a First 100 Days Placement Promise for their clients, that if things do not work out, they will run the recruitment campaign again at no cost.
Guardian House, 7 North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0TB
Corus Consultancy covers numerous sectors including Industrial and Warehousing; Driving and Logistics; Health and Social Care; and Education. With more than 15 years of joint experience, the agency can fill Industrial or Commercial vacancies across the UK. They work with employers and job seekers from their London and Birmingham branches.
Unit 1 Meridian Trading Estate 20 Bugsby's Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7SF
Aim Search focuses on recruiting for the Print and Marketing Communications industries. Utilising their team's collective experience of over 35 years, they have been handling assignments across disciplines such as Client Services, Design, IT & Technical, New Item, Operations, Production, Promotions, Purchasing, Sales and Telecommunications since 2008. They also connect with job seekers in Management. Their main office is located in Chelmsford.
Saxon House 27 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HT
Oliver Carol Recruitment performs multi-disciplinary hiring solutions to an array of segments in the Manufacturing industry. These include Building Materials & Construction, Consumer Electronics, Fashion, FMCG & CPG, Industrial Equipment & Packaging, Logistics, Paper, Publishing & Printing, Pharmaceuticals, Supply Chain, and Transportation & Automotive. They have international reach.
Suite 5, Gateway House, Manchester, Lancashire, M22 5WY
Founded in 2004, Able Personnel is a recruitment consultancy that specialises in placing talented candidates across the Education, Work-Based Learning, Universities, Training and Welfare to Work sectors. The agency recruits Coaches, Assessors, Trainers, Tutors, Lecturers, Sales and Marketing Managers and Executives, and Senior Level Directors and Managers. They also provide staffing solutions to the Commercial sector, as well as other industries.
Zenith House, Highlands Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4PD
Pure Resourcing Solutions is a talent outsourcing specialist in the Accountancy, HR, Technology, Marketing & Digital, and Professional Office space. They operate from their four offices located across the Eastern region and were awarded IIP Gold. The agency makes permanent, temporary, and contract placements for roles such as IT Support, Finance Director, Estimator, Information Governance Lead, and Travel Administrator.
The Workspace Pioneer Court, Vision Park Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9PT
Bond Williams is a recruitment agency which serves both job seekers and companies in the Accounting & Finance, IT, Office, Commercial, HR, Engineering and Science sectors. Established in 2004, they find professionals that can fill in temporary, interim and permanent roles such as Payroll Administrator, Laboratory Technician and Performance Control Analyst. The agency operates from their offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and Oxford.
203 Oxford Point, 10 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8GS
Room at the Top Recruitment offers expertise in providing specialist staffing services for various industries nationwide. Established in 1976, they serve clients in sectors such as Accountancy & Finance, Administration, HR, Industrial, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Sales & Marketing, and Supply Chain. The agency fills both permanent and temporary vacancies.
9 The Pavilion, The Old Tower Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8UB
Cantello Tayler Recruitment covers a multitude of sectors. From their offices in Windsor, Berkshire and Egham, Surrey, the agency supplies permanent, temporary and contract staffing solutions to clients ranging from SMEs to Global HQs, locally and UK-wide.
Monarch House, Eversley Way, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8RY
C&D Recruitment covers a vast range of sectors, including Accounting and Finance; Driving; IT, Engineering and Scientific; Logistics, Supply Chain and Warehousing; Sales and Marketing; Commercial; and Industrial. Conceived in 1996, they supply temporary, contract, on-site, project-based and permanent staffing solutions to clients ranging from SMEs to large companies across the UK. C&D is a REC member and has on-site and off-site offices across England which include Swindon, South Marston, Birmingham and Dunstable.
Unit 7, Copse Farm, South Marston Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4UQ
Established in 2012, Zachary Daniels is a multi-sector recruitment agency with offices in Cheshire, London, Northern Ireland and Scotland. They specialise in the staffing of Merchandisers to Managers across the UK, and work with serval large companies including Boots, River Island, Farmfood and Topshop. They operate in the Retail Operations, Hospitality & Leisure, Retail, Senior Appointments, HR, Finance and Marketing industries placing international candidates.
Forsyth House Cromac Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 8LA
Glue Resourcing are experts in placing candidates in the UK Construction, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Office Support, Sales & Marketing, and Supply Chain Logistics markets. With a team based in Northampton, they work with a wide range of clients from SMEs and Corporations. Glue Resourcing delivers staff to fill temporary, contract, and permanent roles.
400 Pavilion Drive Victory House, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 7PA
Empowered Personnel is a specialist blue Collar recruitment agency based in the heart of the Midlands. With over 40 years combined recruitment experience, our dedicated team are here to help our clients find their perfect candidate. Empowered Personnel are proactive recruiters and have a great pool of candidates readily available. Specialists within Engineering, Driving and Industrial sectors. We provide temporary, contract & permanent candidates
3rd Floor Warwick Gate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1ET