Buying Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Buying Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buying Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buying Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 69% of Buying Manager job descriptions contained buying as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

buying
69%
buyer
57%
procurement
38%
purchasing
32%
cips
25%
manufacturing
19%
shopper
19%
retail
19%
strategic sourcing
13%
logistics
13%
gifts
13%
global sourcing
13%
homewares
13%
engineering
13%
sourcing
13%
supplier sourcing
13%
mrp
13%
supply chain
7%
watford
7%
trainee
7%
supply
7%
sales
7%
purchaser
7%
junior
7%
engineer
7%
distribution
7%
croxley green
7%
chain
7%
bushey
7%
account
7%
vendor
7%
category manager
7%
supplier relationship
7%
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