Assistant Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Assistant Buyer Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 47% of Assistant Buyer job descriptions contained trends as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

trends
47%
sample management
47%
purchase orders
47%
new product set up
47%
factories
47%
critical path
47%
buying assistant
47%
buying admin assistant
47%
assistant buyer
47%
apparel
45%
fashion
45%
excel
43%
assistant merchandiser
40%
senior merchandise admin assistant
40%
wssi
23%
stock
23%
clothing
23%
sales
23%
retail
23%
inventory
23%
spreadsheets
20%
intake
20%
merchandise admin assistant
20%
work from home
9%
hybrid working
9%
data
5%
face to face sales
3%
imports
3%
purchasing assistant
3%
sales assistant
3%
sales executive
3%
stock controller
3%
dynamics
3%
team operations
3%
launches
3%
merchandising
3%
customer support
3%
customer service
3%
china
3%
trading
3%
planning
3%
merchandiser
3%
junior merchandiser
3%
retail food
3%
negotiation
3%
food service
3%
data analysis
3%
buying
3%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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