Purchasing Executive Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchasing Executive Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing Executive role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing Executive job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 45% of Purchasing Executive job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
45%
procurement
37%
buying
22%
buyer
22%
procurement manager
19%
supplier relationship
16%
supply chain
14%
procurement officer
14%
sourcing
14%
cips
11%
senior buyer
11%
supply chain coordinator
11%
purchaser
11%
procurement executive
8%
procurement administrator
8%
senior procurement officer
8%
procurement admin
8%
purchasing specialist
8%
manufacturing
8%
supplier selection
8%
category manager
8%
mcips
6%
director
6%
expediter
6%
mrp
6%
procurement director
6%
procurement jobs
6%
contract management
6%
procurement advisor
6%
engineering
6%
material planner
6%
material scheduler
6%
bom
6%
bill of materials
6%
supplier negotiation
6%
it procurement executive
6%
energy
3%
orders
3%
public procurement
3%
supply
3%
it procurement
3%
saas
3%
software procurement
3%
supplier management
3%
technology
3%
technology procurement
3%
telco
3%
manufacturing planner
3%
supply chain manager
3%
negotiation
3%
commercial management
3%
contract manager
3%
commercial manager
3%
buy
3%
strategies
3%
general admin
3%
energy efficiency
3%
energy management
3%
global sourcing
3%
hard fm
3%
hard services
3%
mandarin
3%
procurement strategies
3%
admin
3%
critical path
3%
cost savings
3%
merchandising
3%
purchase orders
3%
excel
3%
month end
3%
monthly reporting
3%
purchasing assistant
3%
stock take
3%
stores assistant
3%
cost down
3%
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