Head Purchasing Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Head Purchasing Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Head Purchasing role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Head Purchasing job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Head Purchasing job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
67%
head of procurement
25%
built environment
17%
sourcing
17%
leadership
17%
procurement management
17%
commercial management
17%
strategic
17%
mcips
17%
policies
9%
supply
9%
procedures
9%
regulations
9%
strategies
9%
procurement transformation
9%
public sector
9%
fmcg
9%
purchasing
9%
operating systems
9%
legislation
9%
business partner support
9%
cips
9%
senior purchasing manager
9%
senior procurement manager
9%
head of purchasing
9%
supplier relationship
9%
frameworks
9%
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