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, 38% of Purchasing job descriptions contained purchase orders as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchase orders
38%
purchasing
32%
procurement
32%
general administration
19%
purchasing assistant
19%
administrator
13%
vendors
13%
reporting
13%
excel
13%
administrative support
13%
markets
13%
purchasing administrator
13%
buying
7%
stores assistant
7%
buyer
7%
admin
7%
purchaser
7%
maidstone
7%
time management
7%
customer service
7%
order processor
7%
sales admin
7%
fmcg
7%
microsoft office
7%
organisational skills
7%
supply chain
7%
administration
7%
stock take
7%
sap
7%
order management
7%
monthly reporting
7%
month end
7%
stock control
7%
sales support
7%
sales administration
7%
netsuite
7%
communication skills
7%
administration duties
7%
sage
7%
orders
7%
general administrative
7%
compliance
7%
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