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, 84% of Purchasing Officer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
84%
purchasing
67%
buyer
42%
buying
34%
supply chain
25%
reading
25%
raw materials
25%
oxfordshire
25%
oxford
25%
newbury
25%
manufacturing
25%
high wycombe
25%
engineering
25%
bicester
25%
berinsfield
25%
aylesbury
25%
legislation
17%
public sector
17%
procurement officer
17%
sourcing
17%
contracts
9%
finance
9%
erp
9%
housing
9%
contract manager
9%
commercial
9%
category manager
9%
supplier
9%
hnc
9%
indirect procurement
9%
procurement lead
9%
assistant
9%
category
9%
contract
9%
entry level
9%
hybrid
9%
junior
9%
liverpool
9%
procure
9%
procurement act
9%
wfh
9%
ucr2016
9%
procurement advisor
9%
procurement manager
9%
purchaser
9%
senior buyer
9%
supply chain coordinator
9%
supply chain manager
9%
ojeu
9%
pcr
9%
pcr2015
9%
ucr
9%
tender
9%
junior buyer
9%
communication skills
9%
manufacturing planner
9%
microsoft
9%
purchase ledger
9%
team management
9%
cips
9%
contract management
9%
stakeholders
9%
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