Purchaser Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchaser Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchaser role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchaser job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 75% of Purchaser job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
75%
purchaser
60%
procurement
50%
buyer
45%
procurement executive
35%
manufacturing
35%
supply chain coordinator
25%
engineering
25%
erp
25%
procurement advisor
25%
procurement officer
25%
engineer
20%
mrp
20%
supply chain
20%
production
20%
electrical
20%
electronic
20%
procurement manager
20%
senior buyer
15%
procurement admin
15%
procurement administrator
15%
manager
15%
supply chain manager
15%
pricing
15%
category
15%
senior
15%
manufacturer
15%
materials
15%
purchasing manager
15%
buyer in power generation
10%
assistant buyer
10%
office admin
10%
chain
10%
office assistant
10%
bedford
10%
procurement assistant
10%
bedfordshire
10%
purchasing assistant
10%
executive
10%
letchworth
10%
low volume
10%
precision engineering
10%
sandy
10%
spm
10%
automotive
10%
supply
10%
environmental
5%
estimator
5%
farming
5%
furniture
5%
machinery
5%
mechanical
5%
medical
5%
admin
5%
planning
5%
engineering experience
5%
quantity
5%
birmingham
5%
sourcing
5%
buying
5%
surveyor
5%
cost
5%
technical drawing
5%
coventry
5%
construction
5%
devon
5%
dispatch
5%
end
5%
inventory
5%
supplier relationships
5%
honiton
5%
material requirements planning
5%
negotiation
5%
material
5%
shipping
5%
interior
5%
nuneaton
5%
architects
5%
reduction
5%
hvac
5%
cips
5%
solihull
5%
contractors
5%
tamorth
5%
degree
5%
design
5%

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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