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, 47% of Category Manager job descriptions contained buying assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

buying assistant
47%
trends
47%
sample management
47%
purchase orders
47%
new product set up
47%
factories
47%
critical path
47%
buying admin assistant
47%
assistant buyer
47%
category assistant
34%
merchandising
24%
retail
20%
buying
17%
ecommerce
14%
visual merchandising
14%
admin
14%
purchasing
10%
buyer
10%
duty manager
7%
autonomy
7%
commercial awareness
7%
analytical
7%
procurement
7%
category manager
7%
web content
7%
seo
7%
department manager
7%
retail assistant manager
7%
retail manager
7%
visual merchandiser
7%
digital marketing
7%
online content
7%
site optimisation
7%
contract management
4%
account management
4%
fashion
4%
category management
4%
facilities management
4%
fm
4%
sourcing
4%
account manager
4%
brand manager
4%
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