Purchasing Recruitment Agencies Directory
Purchasing is an important industry for the UK's economy and job market, covering a range of areas including inventory, procurement and supply chain. Purchasing professionals are needed across most sectors such as construction and sales, and can involve public and private sector organisations. Popular positions include strategic buyer, commercial manager and production controller, all of which can be sourced by regional and national purchasing recruitment agencies.
Job opportunities and salaries
The average salary for qualified purchasing staff can vary due to the diversity of jobs within the sector. A typical procurement officer can expect a wage of between £25,000 - £30,000 whereas experienced senior buying managers can command salaries of up to £60,000. Other job roles in the industry include commercial director, demand planner, supply chain associate and graduate merchandiser. The average industry salary for the UK as a whole sits at £25,000 although professionals in London can expect higher financial rewards.
Qualifications and entry requirements
When sourcing candidates for clients, purchasing recruitment agencies will generally search for those with qualifications such as NVQs and degrees. Previous experience is also valued though and working your way through a company from an administration role can offer a realistic route into the industry. Entry-level applicants will benefit from qualifications in finance or economics whereas management and executive jobs will usually need a diploma in procurement and supply. An agency may carry out an executive search to find these high calibre professionals. Candidates who register their CVs for permanent, contract and temporary vacancies should note that financial awareness, an aptitude for market research and good organisation are skills looked for by employers wanting to recruit.
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.
Covers: Nationwide Manufacturing Recruitment Specialists | Contract, Permanent | Salaries from £35k - £100k+
Delivering transparency, accountability and quality, The Advocate Group work within a diverse range of sectors to place Commercial, Inventory and Buying personnel into global roles. Our international reputation has afforded us access to an exclusive talent pool of strong candidates who are experienced at managing supply chain functions for SMEs and worldwide organisations. We are specialists at providing solutions to support business growth.
Covers: National, International and Global Service | Contract, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £35k - £100k+
Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment business with seven offices nationwide and more than 100 employees. We specialise in recruiting professionals into a variety of positions across the following specialisms: Legal, Finance & Accountancy, HR, Procurement, Change & Transformation, ICT & Digital Technology, Actuarial, Wealth & Investment Management, Housing & Property Services and Senior & Executive.
Covers: All of the UK | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Hughes Recruitment Solutions is a family owned recruitment agency, specialising in supplying driving and industrial staff, on both a temporary or permanent basis. We have a very personal and 'can-do' approach to our work and with over 25 years combined logistics recruitment expertise between us, we know how to match the right people to the right job. From van drivers to LGV drivers, warehouse ops to management, we provide a quality service 24/7.
Covers: Throughout the Yorkshire and Humberside region | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £35k
Focused on manufacturing, engineering, IT, technical and scientific, saving our clients time and cost by supplying the best candidates to their exact requirements. We build long term relationships due to our consistent quality of service. “Quality not quantity” is our philosophy. For over 18 years MRL has recruited as Master Vendor for £billion turnover multi-nationals and just as successfully for SME’s, start-ups and family run businesses.
Covers: UK Wide & Globally. | Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Premier Technical Recruitment are experts in the provision of permanent engineering and technical recruitment solutions across the UK. We offer highly competitive rates and more than 30 years experience in delivering the highest levels of service.
Covers: UK wide | Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Delivering transparency, accountability and quality, The Advocate Group work within a diverse range of sectors to place Commercial, Inventory and Buying personnel into global roles. Our international reputation has afforded us access to an exclusive talent pool of strong candidates who are experienced at managing supply chain functions for SMEs and worldwide organisations. We are specialists at providing solutions to support business growth.
Covers: National, International and Global Service | Contract, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £35k - £100k+
Electus is a leading recruitment specialist in the Engineering, Technology & Digital and Cyber & Security sectors. We work across the Defence, Aerospace, Energy, Infrastructure and Digital markets.
Covers: UK Wide, Europe, Australia, Canada | Contract, Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Recruitment South East provide honest and quality staffing solutions for all positions within the Purchasing industry and deliver a comprehensive candidate screening process that guarantees we look beyond their CV. Including Expediting, Procurement and Inventory Control, we deliver all categories of Purchasing personnel for perm, temp, and contract roles within London and the South East.
Covers: London and the South East | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
#hellopimento Helping to connect people! Secure a new job or find outstanding employees for your business. Award-wining, APSCO accredited executive recruitment at your fingertips.
Covers: Global | Contract, Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Pro-Found Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency in Sheffield, offering comprehensive temporary and permanent employment services across multiple sectors in the UK. Whether you are a job seeker in search of your next career opportunity or an employer with a vacancy to fill, Pro-Found Recruitment provides the employment services to fulfil your needs.
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Created to give businesses a fresh approach to recruitment. The priority for husband and wife duo Matthew Breakwell and Zoe Ellis was to offer a personalised approach, making time to get to know clients and candidates. Brellis Recruitment’s primary focus is supplying high calibre permanent and temporary candidates to the Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, West Midlands and surrounding areas.
Covers: Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, West Midlands. | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k
Mana Resourcing have a Procurement specialist on board with many years experience. We are therefore expertly placed to provide you knowledge, and the capability to search for the right procurement, purchasing, buying staff for your business.
Covers: Midlands, East Anglia, Home Counties, London | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k
Specialist Recruitment Agency with over 30 years experience supplying to the Engineering Sector. Engineering: Maintenance, Projects, Management, Design, Service Professionals Etc
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
LinkPoint is a driven agency which builds long-term partnerships with clients and candidates. We are dedicated to finding the very best staff for the Purchasing Industry and have many years' experience in placing talented people in roles involving merchandising, inventory control and materials. Our strong relationships are integral to our Southeast network.
Covers: UK Nationwide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
The clue’s in the name – our dedicated team of recruitment experts are passionate about matching the right candidates to the right jobs. We specialise in Temporary and Permanent placements across a broad recruitment spectrum including; Office, Technical, Industrial, Transport and Managerial. Whether you’re seeking your next opportunity or expanding your team – it’s time to get Proactive!
Covers: Midlands and the North West | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k
Purchasing Recruitment Specialists - Innova Search specialise in partnering with leading Engineering and Manufacturing companies across electronics, chemical, electrical & mechanical and advanced engineering sectors. We are experts in placing highly skilled sought after purchasing individuals. Contact us today to discuss your needs.
Covers: Nationwide Engineering Recruitment Specialists | Contract, Permanent | Salaries from £35k - £100k+
Affinity Search is your local recruiter for positions such as Customer Service, Sales, Account Management, Supervisors, Managers, Production Operatives, Shop Floor staff, Marketing, Ecommerce, Administration, Reception, Finance, HR and Supply chain.
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £60k
The Launch Group are one of the UK’s leading recruitment agencies. Our honest and loyal approach has led us to partner with several high-profile clients across multiple sectors, and we’ve had the privilege of supporting some of the most prestigious projects in the UK.
Covers: UK & Ireland | Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
No fees on Permanent staff unless they pass 90-day probation period. Payments can be spread across 12 months. All Interims aligned at direct rates at competitive pricing. All of our consultants are working professionals from industry, with vast knowledge and experience of the roles they recruit for. Free Psychometrics. Full UK Headhunting on every role with fully qualified and assessed candidates delivered within 5 working days.
Covers: Nationally across the UK | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Reliable, professional family run Recruitment business with over 35 years combined experience covering all sectors of industry across the Midlands. Quality, Confidential, Cost Effective. Having the right calibre of candidates is more important than having thousands of CV's.
Covers: Birmingham and The Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
With new challenges presented by major economic change, there is an even greater need to optimise your purchasing strategy. With Reed's extensive network and reach within the sector, we have access to a broad range of purchasing specialists, including buyers, senior buyers, assistant buyers, purchasing assistants, as well as many other purchasing roles you're looking to fill.
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
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
Covers: Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
JT Recruit is a well-respected local agency with a great deal of experience in recruiting the right person for employers or finding the right job for candidates. What makes us different from many of our competitors is that we care about you!
Covers: East Midlands, West Midlands, | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
At Coburg Banks we specialise in the Sales, Social Care, IT and Engineering Markets, sourcing talent across a range of positions for some of the UK's top companies. You’ll find us based in Sutton Coldfield, but we recruit nationally across the UK. As a company, our vision is to become the recruitment company that's most admired for its people. How do we achieve that? By hiring outstanding individuals to work for our business.
Covers: All areas of the United Kingdom (UK). | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Highly Competitive rates for new clients. HRSS is a trusted recruitment specialist with one simple aim: to find the right talent with the right skills, personality and ambition for our valued clients. We deliver competitive staffing solutions to UK businesses and cover multiple roles within the Purchasing and Procurement Sector.
Covers: England | Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
WOW Story! We have had a 99% success rate – this is unheard of in our industry!! Recruiters specialising in insurance, financial services, wealth management, and head office recruitment. We can offer to recruit new and existing roles, headhunting and new team/ office set ups. Our successful and friendly team pride themselves on getting it right first time.
Covers: North West | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
We are an independent recruitment company providing temporary and permanent solutions across Shropshire & The West Midlands including Managed Service Solutions and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. Our clients include small to medium enterprises and leading Blue Chip companies. We work in partnership with our clients and pride ourselves on our personal approach to meeting their requirements.
Covers: Midlands & Shropshire | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £60k
We specialise in Sales & Marketing. Accounts & Finance. Engineering, Operations & Office Support. We have dedicated account managers for each area. High quality communication and accuracy. We recruit for permanent positions only, within the UK, focussing on the North West, Midlands and South east.
Covers: UK Wide - North West - Midlands - South East | Permanent | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
At Top Job, we’re dedicated to helping businesses just like yours. And we have, for over 50 years. Our recruitment results speak for themselves, and the Top Job team are committed to delivering a truly bespoke service, with a wealth of local expertise. An ongoing search for the right staff is not only difficult, but also time-consuming and expensive. We can step in, ensure rapid results, and be an important partner in supporting you business.
Covers: East Anglia & London | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
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.
Covers: UK wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Rise Technical is a specialist in engineering, construction, energy and technology sectors. Our mission statement is to positively change lives through unrivalled organisation of highly motivated resources. We aim to add value to your organisation by providing a brilliant service and positively changing the lives of the candidates and clients we represent.
Covers: UK, Europe, America | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
Everpool Recruitment is a leading recruitment consultancy, operating across the UK with a vast amount of recruitment experience. Working within both the public and private sectors, our company provides bespoke recruitment solutions for permanent candidates.
Covers: UK Wide | Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k
We are based in the heart of industrial Sheffield and specialise in recruiting skilled and semiskilled workers for the industrial sector. With over 18 years of experience in this sector we are knowledgeable and trusted by our customers. We support all types of manufacturing, warehousing and service industries at all organisational levels from unskilled workers to Director level across South Yorkshire.
Covers: Yorkshire | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
E3 Recruitment is one of the UK’s leading blue collar and white collar engineering, manufacturing and technical recruitment specialists. Having been formed in joint partnership by a close team of recruitment professionals to create a true regional, national and international presence.
Covers: Yorkshire & Humberside, Wales, Scotland, Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
We fill roles for Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager and similar. We service vacancies in Scotland and UK wide. Get in touch with us today for professional service and no upfront costs.
Covers: UK wide | Contract, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Purchasing has long been an area of expertise for Badger Associates and we have placed many of the region's finest purchasing and Supply chain people in place.
Covers: East Anglia, surrounding areas and London | Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
VR Group specialise in supplying white collar and trades and labour staff on a temp and perm basis throughout the UK. With over 30 years recruitment experience within the construction sector we have a strong track record delivering the right people for our clients at short notice. We pride ourselves on our honesty, loyalty and reliability. Contact one of our experienced consultants now!!
Covers: UK Wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
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.
Covers: North West England | Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
PP Associates is a well-established Recruitment agency who strives to provide exceptional talent to our ever-growing marketplace. Our team of consultants including collectively have a wealth of exposure to different industries and fulfilling vacancies within Finance & Accountancy, HR, Manufacturing, Health and Social Care, Call Centre, Marketing & Digital, Office Support, Project & Account Management, Procurement
Covers: UK | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+