Category Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Category Manager Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Category Manager job descriptions contained buying assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

buying assistant
43%
assistant category manager
36%
assistant product manager
36%
buyer
36%
merchandising
29%
ecommerce
15%
assistant buyer
15%
commercial trading
15%
factories
15%
sample management
8%
property
8%
email marketing
8%
seo
8%
site optimisation
8%
buying admin assistant
8%
category assistant
8%
critical path
8%
new product set up
8%
purchase orders
8%
senior product developer
8%
trends
8%
digital marketing
8%
field sales
8%
online content
8%
visual merchandising
8%
curtains
8%
autonomy
8%
buying
8%
commercial awareness
8%
retail
8%
npd
8%
samples
8%
bedding
8%
costings
8%
procurement
8%
junior buyer
8%
pd
8%
product developer
8%
product development manager
8%
analytical
8%
capex
8%
contract management
8%
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