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Procurement Testimonials


"When looking to appoint a Strategic Purchasing Manager Barclay Meade provided an exceptional service, sourcing a range of experienced and qualified candidates. This was an important appointment for us and the service provided by Jenny was outstanding. With effective liaison and a clear understanding of our needs Jenny enabled us to appoint quickly and efficiently."

Alan Ratcliffe
Assistant Director, Organisational Development
Cumbria County Council


"Having worked with a number of agencies, over the 4 years I spent in the resourcing team, I have found Barclay Meade (and you!), one of the best agencies I've worked with, here are the reasons why;

Lucia Hunt
Diageo
Procurement, IT and Marketing Senior Recruitment Manager


"Barclay Meade are great, very friendly and professional. They also provide good quality candidates and match CVs well to our vacancies. We never get bombarded with CVs and I know the consultants will have spoken to the candidates prior to submitting them."

Catherine Macdonald
AMEC Services Ltd


"I was introduced to Barclay Meade whilst we were looking for a specialist recruitment consultancy to help us with recruiting a number of specific Procurement Professionals into growing departments within Chelsea & Westminster NHS. I found them to be extremely thorough in their approach and in their understanding of our business requirements, whilst clearly demonstrating expertise in the niche field of procurement. Barclay Meade have always met our expectations of them as a recruitment specialist and have sourced a significant number of our recent recruits.

The service provided was consultative and I feel Barclay Meade added significant value to our recruitment process. Their consultants have consistently provided excellent candidates in a very timely manner and communicated every step of the way so no unrealistic expectations were set.

On interviewing candidates from Barclay Meade I have invariably found the candidates to be well briefed about the organisation and the vacancy.

It is for these reasons that I have chosen to use and continue to use the services of Barclay Meade and can whole heartedly recommend them on this basis."

Vince Pross MSc, MCIPS
Director of Procurement
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust


"I'd like to thank you for the work that you did on my behalf a month ago which converted the urgent requirement from Cosworth for an experienced buyer skilled in using SAP into my latest contract.

I have dealt with a number of agencies over recent years and have to admit to being impressed with the way that you have managed the process.

You have obviously gained a lot of knowledge about this particular skill, along with the way that the market place has changed over recent years, judging from the way that you were so comfortable in responding to the questions that I posed to you.

Having dealt with a number of agencies, who I believe advertise jobs just to get people on their books, I can come across a bit firm and questioning, but you obviously have good people and telephone skills and managed not to get at all phased.

I would also like to personally thank you for the regular calls that you have made. Not just to see how I was getting on, but also validating receipt of my timesheets. If not for the latter then I would have missed one of the payment timelines, due to having used the wrong fax number.

Hopefully we can work together again when this contract is completed

Many thanks once again"

Contractor, 2010


"We have used Barclay Meade's Procurement & Supply Chain Department recently on a number of vacancies from Senior Buyer up to Supply Chain Manager I would like to advise that Qinetiq are happy with the service we have received. Barclay Meade have repeatedly proved themselves to be extremely professional and very capable of matching candidates to our business and vacancy needs.

Barclay Meade always ensure that full details of our requirements are taken prior to working the vacancy, they provide the right number of quality candidates for consideration and communicate effectively throughout the vacancy process, offering a consultative approach to recruitment.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Barclay Meade's Procurement & Supply Chain Department and will certainly use their services again for this recruitment area."

Heather McCutcheon
Qinetiq


"The service provided by Barclay Meade in respect of my recent requirement to fill 4 interim roles met expectations, and resulted in Barclay Meade successfully supplying 3 out of the 4 requirements. The after-placement customer service has also met expectations. Throughout the duration of the appointments, communication and relationship building has been conducted in a positive and proactive manner."

Sharon Meredith | Manager
Regional Procurement Unit South West | Procurement Directorate, Ministry of Justice


"I recently hired Barclay Meade as a Recruiter. Their Consultants are conscientious recruiters who took time to fully understand my requirements. They kept me updated about what was happening at each stage of the process and delivered CV's on time and to spec. I found them my main contact to be an honest and up front individual who added value to the recruitment process."

Martin Gould
Arqiva