Category Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Category Buyer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 58% of Category Buyer job descriptions contained buyer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

buyer
58%
purchasing
48%
procurement
39%
buying
24%
category buyer
20%
cips
15%
spend
15%
negotiation
15%
category
15%
supply chain
15%
manufacturing buyer
15%
automotive buyer
15%
senior buyer
10%
indirect
10%
excel
10%
sourcing
10%
engineering buyer
10%
contract
10%
senior purchasing
10%
darwen
5%
communication skills
5%
purchasing manager
5%
lancashire
5%
category manager
5%
management
5%
manufacturing
5%
procure
5%
production
5%
burnley
5%
blackburn
5%
analytical
5%
pricing
5%
negotiating
5%
materials controller
5%
food buying experience
5%
supplier relationship
5%
purchaser
5%
mrp
5%
supplier selection
5%
supplier management
5%
pcb
5%
electronics
5%
category management
5%
analysis
5%
nottingham
5%
hospitality
5%
food manufacturing
5%
food industry
5%
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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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