Procurement Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Procurement Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Procurement role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Procurement job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 76% of Procurement job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
76%
purchasing
24%
public sector
24%
procurement manager
20%
contract management
20%
purchasing manager
12%
cips
12%
tender submissions
8%
tender preparation
8%
tender management
8%
pcr
8%
category
8%
risk management
8%
supply chain
8%
senior buyer
8%
purchasing supervisor
8%
buying
8%
contracts management
4%
organisational skills
4%
data manipulation
4%
analytical
4%
advanced excel
4%
supplier relationship
4%
supplier
4%
analytical skills
4%
nhs
4%
public procurement
4%
commercial management
4%
negotiation
4%
pcr2015
4%
materials manager
4%
stakeholder management
4%
supply chain manager
4%
category management
4%
vendor management
4%
greenfield procurement
4%
greenfield projects
4%
it procurement
4%
telecommunications
4%
stakeholders
4%
tender
4%
procurement contracts
4%
project management
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
local authority
4%
procurement management
4%
contract negotiation
4%
indirect spend
4%
process driven
4%
fts
4%
housing associations
4%
presentations
4%
staff training
4%
bids
4%
nec
4%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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