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, 53% of Head Purchasing job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
53%
procurement
48%
buyer
20%
ojeu
15%
supply chain
15%
manufacturing
10%
yield management
10%
tour operators
10%
buying
10%
sourcing
10%
negotiation
10%
public sector
10%
mcips
10%
framework
10%
cips
10%
pcr2015
10%
procurement officer
10%
contract management
10%
contracts
10%
strategic procurement
10%
head of procurement
5%
supplier negotiation
5%
deputy head of procurement
5%
travel management
5%
dmc
5%
raw materials
5%
witney
5%
press tool
5%
oxford
5%
reporting
5%
procurement manager
5%
stock control
5%
contract
5%
stakeholder
5%
tender
5%
strategy
5%
microsoft excel
5%
entertainment
5%
accurate data entry
5%
marketing
5%
media
5%
category management
5%
fm
5%
analyse
5%
sass
5%
technical
5%
tendering
5%
category manager
5%
nec
5%
pcr
5%
pcr 2015
5%
terms of business
5%
cad
5%
data analysis
5%
supply chain management
5%
automotive
5%
electrical products
5%
pricing
5%
purchasing processes
5%
procurement administrator
5%
procurement assistant
5%
purchasing administrator
5%
purchasing coordinator
5%
purchasing officer
5%
purchasing support officer
5%
supply chain administrator
5%
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