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

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Category Specialist Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Specialist role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Specialist job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 60% of Category Specialist job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
60%
category manager
37%
purchasing
30%
buyer
24%
commercial lead
24%
procurement manager
24%
contracts manager
24%
cips
24%
contract manager
24%
commercial manager
24%
commercial
24%
contract
20%
automotive
20%
contracts
20%
contract lead
20%
procurement lead
20%
sourcing manager
20%
developed vetted
17%
security vetting clearance
17%
developed vetting
17%
sc cleared
17%
security check
17%
security clearance
17%
security cleared
17%
cleared to a high government standard
17%
dv check
17%
dv clearance
17%
dv cleared
17%
dv strap
17%
sc clearance
17%
sc level
17%
category strategy
14%
aerospace
14%
active sc
14%
marketing
7%
buying
7%
category
7%
supply chain
7%
fm
7%
media
7%
entertainment
7%
category management
7%
saving
7%
mcips
7%
corporate services
7%
environmental services
7%
strategy
7%
local government
7%
market analysis
7%
manufacturing
7%
global
7%
category specialist
7%
hr
7%
co
4%
commercial adviser
4%
commercial advisor
4%
commercial consultant
4%
commercial officer
4%
commercial practitioner
4%
commercial specialist
4%
contract specialist
4%
contracts specialist
4%
framework
4%
generalist
4%
buy
4%
nhs
4%
pcr2015
4%
tendering
4%
supplier performance
4%
raw materials
4%
mrp
4%
consumables
4%
competitive tendering
4%
ict
4%
vendor relationships
4%
vendor management
4%
team management
4%
organizational
4%
office skills
4%
negotiations
4%
senior procurement officer
4%
senior buyer
4%
purchasing specialist
4%
procurement officer
4%
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