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, 40% of Category Specialist job descriptions contained category manager as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

category manager
40%
procurement
30%
procurement manager
20%
category buyer
20%
pricing strategy
10%
contract specialist
10%
contracts manager
10%
contracts specialist
10%
head of commercial
10%
analytical
10%
category
10%
communication skills
10%
negotiating
10%
numerical analysis
10%
presentation skills
10%
commercial specialist
10%
problem solving
10%
relationship management
10%
strategic thinking
10%
buyer
10%
public procurement
10%
public sector
10%
rail
10%
strategy
10%
utilities
10%
environmental services
10%
local government
10%
market analysis
10%
facilities
10%
mro
10%
not for profit
10%
senior category manager
10%
senior procurement officer
10%
tendering
10%
contract manager
10%
procurement category manager
10%
procurement job
10%
purchasing
10%
commercial consultant
10%
commercial director
10%
commercial lead
10%
commercial manager
10%
corporate services
10%
contract lead
10%
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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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