Materials Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Manufacturing

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Materials Manager Skills List in Manufacturing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Materials Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Materials Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 26% of Materials Manager job descriptions contained planning as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

planning
26%
management
23%
supply chain management
23%
production planning
19%
manufacturing
19%
materials
19%
warehouse
15%
wms
15%
engineering
15%
distribution
15%
production manager
15%
forecast
15%
inventory management
15%
planning management
15%
chemicals
12%
operations
12%
procurement
12%
production
12%
purchasing
12%
erp
12%
mrp
12%
s&op
8%
project planner
8%
management experience
8%
sourcing
8%
strategic buying
8%
supply chain planner
8%
engineering assembly manager
8%
leadership
8%
material scheduler
8%
materials controller
8%
automotive parts
8%
materials planner
8%
operations management
8%
planning manager
8%
parts
8%
polymers
8%
commodity management
8%
production controller
8%
material control
8%
material planner
8%
raw materials
8%
production planner
8%
procedures
8%
production planning manager
8%
processes
8%
supply chain
8%
production scheduler
8%
jewellery
8%
chemical engineering
4%
production management
4%
chemistry
4%
cips
4%
supply chain officer
4%
manufacturing manager
4%
negotiating
4%
demand forecasting
4%
production processes
4%
plastics
4%
production schedules
4%
scheduling
4%
process
4%
tender
4%
sequencing
4%
process engineering
4%
buying
4%
inventory
4%
materials management
4%
forklift operator
4%
project management
4%
logistic
4%
transport
4%
food
4%
purchase requisitions
4%
packaging
4%
team leader
4%
stock control
4%
factory
4%
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