Purchasing Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchasing Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 60% of Purchasing job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
60%
purchasing manager
60%
buying
40%
manufacturing
40%
procurement
40%
procurement manager
40%
buyer
40%
supplier
20%
administrator
20%
srm
20%
sourcing
20%
engineering
20%
contracts
20%
contract
20%
category manager
20%
technical support
20%
supply chain manager
20%
supply chain management
20%
strategic buyer
20%
stock management
20%
production
20%
packaging
20%
customer service
20%
client liaison
20%
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