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, 75% of Purchasing Officer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
75%
purchasing
42%
public sector
34%
buyer
25%
tender
17%
stakeholder
17%
purchase orders
17%
order processing
17%
expediting
17%
procurement support officer
9%
procurement officer
9%
commercial
9%
assistant
9%
administration
9%
pcr
9%
strategy
9%
local government
9%
adults
9%
purchasing manager
9%
office management
9%
construction purchasing
9%
construction project manager
9%
supplier
9%
sourcing
9%
erp
9%
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