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, 34% of Category Manager job descriptions contained assistant buyer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

assistant buyer
34%
retail
34%
merchandising
34%
admin
34%
trends
34%
sample management
34%
purchase orders
34%
factories
34%
critical path
34%
buying assistant
34%
new product set up
34%
buying admin assistant
34%
buying
23%
ecommerce
23%
commercial awareness
12%
brand manager
12%
category manager
12%
bathrooms
12%
bedrooms
12%
category
12%
kitchen cabinets
12%
manufacturing
12%
product development
12%
range development
12%
analytical
12%
autonomy
12%
buyer
12%
account manager
12%
web content
12%
visual merchandising
12%
site optimisation
12%
seo
12%
online content
12%
digital marketing
12%
sourcing
12%
purchasing
12%
procurement
12%
fm
12%
facilities management
12%
category management
12%
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