Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Buyer Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 74% of Buyer job descriptions contained product development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

product development
74%
sourcing
67%
apparel
67%
buyer
67%
fashion
67%
junior buyer
67%
buying
47%
clothing
47%
product brief
47%
factories
27%
product
20%
instagram
20%
analytical
14%
supplier negotiation
14%
commercial awareness
14%
leadership
14%
negotiation
14%
project management
14%
procurement
14%
indirect
14%
buyers
14%
sign off
7%
range building
7%
critical path
7%
assistant buyer
7%
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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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