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

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Purchasing Officer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing Officer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing Officer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 74% of Purchasing Officer job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
74%
procurement
48%
purchaser
40%
procurement advisor
35%
procurement officer
35%
procurement executive
31%
buyer
22%
supply chain
22%
buying
22%
procurement manager
22%
supply chain coordinator
22%
supply chain manager
18%
senior buyer
18%
purchasing manager
18%
sourcing
14%
assistant buyer
14%
procurement admin
14%
procurement administrator
14%
purchase
14%
cips
14%
office assistant
9%
category
9%
purchasing assistant
9%
contracts
9%
public sector
5%
leeds city centre
5%
management
5%
officer
5%
nhs
5%
po
5%
team management
5%
dps
5%
purchase order
5%
electronics
5%
remote working
5%
assistant purchaser
5%
strategic procurement
5%
buying assistant
5%
buying consultant
5%
procurement consultant
5%
procurement support
5%
procurement support officer
5%
contract management
5%
contract negotiation
5%
administrator
5%
tenders
5%
negotiating
5%
coordinator
5%
p2p
5%
leeds
5%
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