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

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Buyer Assistant Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buyer Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buyer Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 54% of Buyer Assistant job descriptions contained apparel as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

apparel
54%
fashion
54%
excel
49%
buying assistant
45%
assistant buyer
45%
sample management
44%
purchase orders
44%
new product set up
44%
critical path
44%
trends
40%
factories
40%
buying admin assistant
40%
wssi
35%
sales
32%
stock
32%
assistant merchandiser
30%
senior merchandise admin assistant
30%
data
20%
clothing
20%
trading
19%
merchandiser
19%
junior merchandiser
19%
planning
19%
merchandise admin assistant
17%
spreadsheets
17%
retail
15%
inventory
14%
intake
14%
fmcg
7%
work from home
7%
hybrid working
7%
brands
4%
negations
4%
merchandising
4%
buying
4%
retail food
2%
customer service
2%
customer support
2%
face to face sales
2%
sales assistant
2%
sales executive
2%
launches
2%
negotiation
2%
fashion buying
2%
food service
2%
data analysis
2%

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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