Buying Director Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Buying Director Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buying Director role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buying Director job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 63% of Buying Director job descriptions contained product development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

product development
63%
apparel
38%
buyer
38%
fashion
38%
instagram
38%
junior buyer
38%
product
38%
factories
38%
retail
25%
international business
25%
fashion buying
25%
business acumen
25%
strategic planning
25%
supplier sourcing
25%
team leadership
25%
trends
25%
buyers
13%
procurement
13%
indirect
13%
buying
13%
previous experience in a similar role
13%
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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.

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