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.
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.
3B The Gateway, Fryers Way, Silkwood Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 9TJ
What sets Rockfield apart? Put simply – we never over promise or under deliver. We offer a bespoke, professional, high-quality service – adding genuine value to the process. Let us support you as a trusted advisor on your path to recruitment satisfaction, giving you the competitive edge when seeking the best talent in a candidate led market.
Garway, Garway, Herefordshire, HR2 8RF
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
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.
Pickwick Park, Park Lane, Aylesford, Kent, SN13 0HN
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
Spire Recruitment are market experts in a wide variety of industries across the East Midlands. From their offices in Chesterfield, they help SMEs and large businesses fill roles such as Accounts Assistant, Customer Service, Technical Cleaner, Commercial Manager, Sales Admin, Sales Account Manager, Technical Advisor, Business Development Manager, and Quantity Surveyor. The company typically makes permanent hires.
Wildes House, Worksop Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4TD
Positively Different Solutions is a multi-sector recruitment agency covering Digital, Professional areas like Finance, Business Development and Legal and Industrial verticals like Manufacturing, Production and Engineering. Their reach spans nationwide from their office in Middlewich, offering permanent, temporary and contract positions since 2018. They are also a certified Disability Confident Committed and Mental Health Committed Employer.
14 Seddon St, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9DT
Sierra 57 Consult, founded in 2019, recruits Engineering and Commercial professionals for enterprises in the Plastics, Polymers, Packaging and Precision Engineering verticals. Based in Malvern, they utilise their global applicant database in completing mandates in Automation, Chemical, Procurement, Recycling, Tool Making and more. They are members of the British Plastics Federation and were finalists during the 2018 Plastics Industry Awards.
Enigma Park, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1GP
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
People Dynamix provides recruitment and supply chain workforce management services. Their team has a combined experience of recruiting of over 30 years. They offer contingent temporary staffing and have worked with the likes of AO, Downton, and B&M.
100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9QJ
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
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
Eden Blake is a specialist when it comes to Procurement, Supply Chain, and Logistics talent placements. Some of the roles they fill include Transport Manager, Buyer, Procurement Category Manager, Supply Chain Director, Analyst, Cost Engineer, Commercial Manager, and so on. Eden Blake is based in Warwickshire.
Mill Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1ES
Calculus Recruitment specialises in the provision of Office and Commercial roles on a permanent or temporary basis. The agency caters to local clients and candidates based in Ware, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
5 Nelson Court, Gladstone Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AG
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
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.
167-169 great Portland Street, 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
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
Karter Thomas is a recruitment agency that focuses on supplying permanent and temporary candidates to a range of sectors, such as Social Housing, Accountancy & Finance, Procurement, Public Sector, HR and Executive. They have over 25 years of experience and recruit across the UK from their offices in Leicester.
Provincial House, 37 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6TU
Stuart-Harris Recruitment Consultancy recruits permanent, temporary, and contract personnel for an extensive client portfolio across the North Midlands, Yorkshire, and surrounding areas. Founded in 2002, they have been supplying staffing services for a wide range of sectors, including Accountancy & Financial Services, Executive Search, Human Resources, Procurement, Sales & Marketing, and Supply Chain & Technical.
Redlands Business Centre, Tapton House Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5BY
Pinnacle Recruitment and Selection supplies professional, managerial, engineering / technical, and senior administrative placements in sectors like Accountancy, Engineering, IT, HR, Sales & Marketing, and Administration. The agency covers East Anglia, the Home Counties, London and the rest of the UK. They also offer psychometric testing.
2nd Floor, 16a Bank Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1UG
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
Harcourt Matthews Ltd has a breadth of experience in offering specialised staffing solutions to an extensive client portfolio nationwide and overseas. Since its foundation in 1998, they have been delivering permanent candidates to various appointments at all levels. The sectors they provide service for include Accounting & Finance, Commercial Management, Human Resources, IT & Systems, Marketing, Procurement, and Purchasing & Supply Chain.
29 the Green, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 1HS
Morgan McKinley is a global specialist recruitment agency for a variety of sectors from Audit & Advisory to Risk Management. They hire candidates for permanent, contract and interim staffing across the UK. Morgan McKinley was founded in 1988 and hires professionals to take on roles such as Digital Marketing Executive, Finance Analyst and Computer Vision Engineer.
4th Floor, Spectrum Building, Bond Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 3LG
Red Door Recruitment is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, and specialises in permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment. The company recruits within the sectors of Administration, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, and IT, among others. The company has been in the business for 15 years.
16 Chequer Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3YD
KC Recruitment offers more than 25 years of expertise in the industry. They cater to SMEs through to large businesses across the following industries: Accountancy & Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement & Purchasing, Marketing, HR, IT, Health & Safety, and Compliance. They handle both part-time and full-time positions.
65 Elstead Road, Kirkby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 4TE
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
Hamlin Knight recruits for Commercial, Engineering, Finance, and FMCG opportunities nationwide. With teams based in Coventry, Sheffield, and Uxbridge, they find staff on a permanent, interim, and contract basis. They also cater to the Accounting & Finance, Administration, and Purchasing disciplines. Established in 1999, the firm typically hires for roles, including Logistics Clerk, Management Accountant, and Support Engineer.
Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2TE
Centre People Appointments is a specialist provider of full-time, part-time, temporary and contract staffing solutions to Japanese companies and international businesses in the UK and Europe. The agency started in 1986 and is based in London. Some of their offerings include Sales Support, Logistics Assistant, QA Tester and Marketing Manager.
80 Cheapside, City of London, London, EC2V 6EE
Copperfield Recruitment fills vacancies within a broad range of sectors including Accounts and Finance, Sales and Marketing, HR, IT, Office Management, Engineering, Property Management and Logistics. Based in Chertsey, Surrey, they have been in business since 1987. Copperfield offers permanent, contract, interim and temporary roles at all levels up to C-Suite.
3000 Hillswood Drive Hillswood Business Park, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0RS
Skillframe is an independent recruitment consultancy that provides services across many public and private organisations, within the UK and globally, on a permanent, temporary, or contract basis. They are based in Hampstead and formed in 1999. Some of the wide range of roles they will recruit for are Sales Advisor, Horticultural Service Technician, Nursery Manager, IT Support Engineer, Helpdesk Assistant, and Warehouse Supervisor.
138 Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0HP
Carlton Recruitment is a multi-sector specialist supplier of permanent, temporary and contract staff covering PA/Secretarial, Sales and Marketing, HR, Admin, Accounts and Finance, IT, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Customer Services, Production and Warehouse. Conceived in 1999, they deal with clients and candidates throughout London, Surrey and Kent from their offices in Wimbledon, Epsom and Sittingbourne.
Global House 1 Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AD
Cameo Consultancy specialises in providing staff for a multitude of sectors including Business Office Support, HR, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Accountancy, and Operations and Technical. Based in Banbury, Oxfordshire and Warwick, the agency caters to clients and candidates across the UK. They also offer training and coaching services.
Sugarswell Business Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6HW
Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd is a privately owned agency that fills interim, contract, and permanent vacancies in various industries. They cover sectors across England including Architecture, Construction, Civil Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain, Power Generation, Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution, Waste Management, and Energy. Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd is a Gold member of Investors in People.
2nd Floor, Ambassador House, Crane Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1LL
Coulter Elite Resourcing seeks personnel for clients within a broad range of sectors including Admin, Customer Service, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Logistics, Marketing and Telesales. The agency facilitates permanent, temporary and contract placements from junior to managerial level. Situated in Peterborough, CER is a privileged member of the REC, Milton Keynes Chamber and Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce.
11 Commerce Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6LR
WP Recruitment is a staffing business that provides contract, temporary, and permanent staff to multiple industry sectors in the UK. The agency recruits for a variety of roles like Office Supervisor, Kitchen Production Assistant, Electrician, Supply Chain Coordinator, Marine Engineer, Works Planners, and more. They are members of the REC and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. The agency was founded in 1989.
Corner House, 68-70 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5ET
Jo Holdsworth Recruitment deals with Commercial recruitment for Contact & Call Centre, Legal, Human Resources, Property, Sales & Marketing and Office Personnel. Since their operations started in 2005, they have covered permanent and temporary jobs in the Yorkshire region through their office in Leeds. Now they have expanded to serve the whole UK as well. They are accredited by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
7 Lisbon Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4LY
Catalyst Recruitment covers IT, Sales, Operations, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Quality, R&D, Design, Customer Service, Procurement, HR and Administration. They offer roles from entry level to executive level on a permanent, temporary, contract or interim basis throughout the North East of England and the UK. The agency is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
176 Portland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE2 1DJ
Manpower specialises in recruiting temporary and permanent roles for the Manufacturing; Warehouse and Logistics; Contact Centres; Engineering and Automotive; Office Administration; Marketing and Creative; and Public Sectors nationwide and internationally. The agency has 3,000 offices in 80 countries.
86 The High Street, Acton, London, W3 6QX
Fusion People is an independent recruiter for the Rail and Engineering sectors. They fill permanent and temporary vacancies across the UK. They ranked in Recruitment International’s “TOP 250” as one of the top 40 largest recruitment businesses in the UK.
3rd Floor, Northspring, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5DB
Prime Appointments is an independent, family-run specialist firm that has been matching candidates and employers for over 30 years within six sectors - including Industrial, IT, and Health Care. They operate across East Anglia and offer a referral scheme for candidates. Typical assignments they deal with includes Mechanical Fitter, Junior Welder, Accounts/Administration Assistant, Sales Administrator, and CNC Operator.
St Andrew's Castle 33 St Andrew's St, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3PH
Tudor Employment Agency was founded in 1989 and provides permanent and temporary staff for the Commercial, Industrial and Technical sectors. Assisting both clients and candidates, they focus on placements in Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire and offer 24/7 service availability.
Suite 12, Telford Space Centre, Halesfield 8, Halesfield Business Park, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4QN