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, 74% of Head Purchasing job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
74%
head of procurement
20%
mcips
20%
strategic
14%
built environment
14%
public sector
14%
sourcing
14%
leadership
14%
procurement management
14%
commercial management
14%
legislation
7%
business partner support
7%
procurement transformation
7%
cips
7%
senior purchasing manager
7%
senior procurement manager
7%
head of purchasing
7%
operating systems
7%
supplier relationship
7%
policies
7%
procedures
7%
regulations
7%
strategies
7%
frameworks
7%
contract negotiation
7%
analysis
7%
it procurement
7%
procurement contracts
7%
supplier performance
7%
tender management
7%
electrical
7%
electronics
7%
manufacturing purchasing
7%
mechanical
7%
supplier
7%
strategy
7%
data
7%
microsoft excel
7%
organisational skills
7%
chief procurement officer
7%
community
7%
compliance
7%
cpo
7%
procurement manager
7%
senior category manager
7%
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