Materials Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Materials Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Materials role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Materials job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Materials job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
38%
buyer
38%
buying
38%
business development
25%
client visits
25%
construction
25%
consultant
25%
executive
25%
plastic
25%
field sales
25%
sourcing
25%
manager
25%
newcastle
25%
plumbing
25%
sales
25%
salesperson
25%
sunderland
25%
aerospace
25%
assessment
25%
building
25%
engines
13%
mechanical
13%
sage
13%
quality
13%
sap
13%
sampling
13%
stock control
13%
test
13%
stocks
13%
testing
13%
admin
13%
erp
13%
analyst
13%
maintenance planner
13%
contracts
13%
marine
13%
engineering
13%
materials planner
13%
materials management
13%
mrp
13%
materials controller
13%
assurance
13%
procurement
13%
moulded
13%
bristol
13%
production planner
13%
components
13%
production scheduler
13%
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