Materials Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Materials Buyer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Materials Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Materials Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 56% of Materials Buyer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
56%
purchasing
56%
buyer
45%
buying
45%
supply chain
25%
raw materials
18%
manufacturing
18%
communication skills
14%
sap
14%
engineering
11%
cips
11%
purchase orders
11%
negotiating
11%
sourcing
11%
fmcg
7%
delivery
7%
purchase
7%
forecasting
7%
purchaser
7%
customer service
7%
mro
7%
bom
4%
merchandising
4%
components
4%
products
4%
glasgow
4%
suppliers
4%
category
4%
permanent
4%
industrial
4%
tender
4%
strategic sourcing
4%
motorsports
4%
analytical
4%
maintaining relationships
4%
supplier negotiation
4%
supplier
4%
manufacturer
4%
tier 1
4%
planner
4%
contract negotiating
4%
contracts
4%
contract manufacturing
4%
product development
4%
rfq
4%
pricing
4%
supplier sourcing
4%
aggregates
4%
category management
4%
technical skills
4%
construction
4%
production planning
4%
automotive
4%
materials
4%
schedule
4%
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