Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Manufacturing

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Buyer Skills List in Manufacturing

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
60%
buying
60%
procurement
40%
buyer
40%
raw materials
20%
sourcing
20%
production
20%
north west
20%
manufacturing
20%
management
20%
lancashire
20%
contracts
20%
category manager
20%
burnley
20%
religion
20%
relationship management
20%
fmcg
20%
manufacturing/production
20%
technical engineering
20%
stocking
20%
stock control
20%
mrp
20%
microsoft excel
20%
kanban
20%
erp
20%
cips
20%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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