Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment — Liverpool
Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment in Liverpool and Merseyside
Nigel Wright Group is a procurement and supply chain recruitment agency and executive search partner for organisations across Liverpool, Merseyside and the Liverpool City Region. We secure the buyers, planners and senior leaders who protect margin, keep goods moving and build stronger supplier relationships. Our clients include HC-One, Krispy Kreme, Hitachi Rail, Sage, Cummins, Reynolds Food Group, Home Group and Advanced.
Cost pressure, supplier risk and shifting customer demand now land on the same desk. When a key role sits empty, savings stall and exposure grows. Our team closes that gap with people who fit your business, your culture and your plans. Expertise you trust. Hiring people you value.
Our Procurement and Supply Chain Track Record at a Glance
- Breadth of clients: a wide range of sectors, from care and housing to food, rail, engineering and software
- Depth of roles: permanent and interim appointments, from category managers to chief procurement officers
- One partner: executive search, advisory, and specialist recruitment from a single team
- Local focus: consultants who know the Liverpool City Region talent market, backed by a Northern network
Which Procurement and Supply Chain Positions Do We Fill?
We cover the full function, matching each brief to the right search approach.
Senior leadership appointments
- Chief Procurement Officer
- Supply Chain Director
- Head of Procurement
- Head of Logistics and Distribution
- Head of Planning and S&OP
Specialist and management roles
- Category Manager and Senior Buyer
- Demand and Supply Planner
- Procurement Business Partner
- Supplier Relationship Manager
- Contracts and Commercial Manager
- Warehouse and Transport Manager
Interim assignments
Interim specialists run tenders, lead transformation programmes and deliver new procurement systems. They also cover leadership gaps at short notice while a business plans its next step.
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Client Proof: Where Our Supply Chain Expertise Counts
Our record spans organisations with very different supply chains. Each needed procurement and supply chain talent matched to its operating model, risk profile and pace of change.
Food and consumer goods
Krispy Kreme and Reynolds Food Group depend on fresh product, reliable suppliers and tight delivery windows. Their teams need planners and buyers who can balance shelf life, cost and service every day.
Engineering, rail and manufacturing
Hitachi Rail and Cummins run complex, engineering-led supply chains. Long lead times, component sourcing and strict quality standards call for experienced category and supplier management leaders.
Technology and software
Sage and Advanced buy services, licences and infrastructure at scale. Their procurement teams combine commercial rigour with sharp contract and vendor management skills.
Care and housing
HC-One and Home Group spend heavily on goods, services and contractors that affect residents and customers directly. Procurement in these settings demands compliance, value for money and a steady focus on quality.
Across every engagement, we present strong candidates who understand the commercial task and the culture they are joining.
Executive Search, Advisory and Specialist Recruitment for Procurement Teams
Executive search: securing leaders who shape your future
For board and director appointments, we act as a procurement and supply chain executive search firm. Our consultants map the market, approach passive candidates discreetly and assess each person against your strategy. You receive a shortlist of top-tier leaders ready to own cost, risk and supplier performance.
Advisory: expert insight for wiser decisions
Good hiring starts with clear thinking. Our advisory support brings expert insight on the market, helping you make wiser decisions about the leadership and specialist talent your function needs.
Specialist recruitment: connecting you with talent others cannot
Our specialist recruitment services reach procurement and supply chain professionals at management and technical level. Many of the best people are settled in their current roles. We know where to find them and how to start the right conversation.
How Permanent Hires and Interim Leaders Work Together
Permanent appointments build the leadership team that carries your strategy for years. They suit roles that own supplier relationships, category strategy and long-range planning.
Interim professionals step in fast. They fill a critical gap, lead a cost programme or deliver a system change, then hand over a stronger function.
A common pattern starts with an interim supply chain director who stabilises operations during a restructure. Their findings then shape the brief for the permanent leader who follows, giving that hire a clear mandate from day one. Used together, the two models give Northern organisations continuity as they shape their future.
Supply Chain Talent in the Liverpool City Region
Liverpool has a deep logistics heritage built around its port and distribution networks. Advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food production and housing add further demand for skilled buyers, planners and logistics leaders.
We follow this market closely and know many of the buyers, planners and directors who shape it. That local knowledge, informed by a broader Northern perspective, helps clients judge candidate availability and reach people open to a move. It also supports in-house talent acquisition teams who need extra reach for hard-to-fill roles.
We aim to be the driving force behind the North’s most successful organisations, and resilient supply chains sit at the heart of that success.
Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment FAQs
Is Nigel Wright Group a supply chain and procurement recruitment agency in Liverpool?
Yes. We recruit for clients across Liverpool, Merseyside and the Liverpool City Region, filling procurement and supply chain roles at every senior level.
Do you work as a supply chain and procurement executive search firm?
Yes. Our executive search team handles chief procurement officer, supply chain director and other board-level appointments with discretion and rigour.
Which levels of seniority do you cover?
We place senior supply chain and procurement professionals at director and board level. Our consultants also recruit managers, buyers and planners who strengthen the wider team.
Which industries do you support in Merseyside?
Our clients span food and consumer goods, rail and engineering, technology, care and housing. Each brings its own supplier base, regulation and cost pressures, so every search starts with a close look at how your operation runs.
Can you provide interim procurement leaders at short notice?
Interim professionals can often start quickly. We confirm availability and likely timescales as soon as we understand your brief.
Plan Your Next Procurement or Supply Chain Hire
Facing a leadership gap, a supplier challenge or a transformation programme? Talk to Nigel Wright Group about your next appointment in Liverpool or Merseyside. Each engagement starts with an open conversation. We will Go Further to understand your brief, then help you hire with confidence.