Category Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Category Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 64% of Category Manager job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
64%
public sector
40%
category manager
36%
cips
24%
commercially minded
20%
strategic thinking
20%
procurement manager
16%
purchasing
16%
category
12%
ojeu
12%
commercial
12%
supply chain
12%
dv check
8%
dv clearance
8%
contract manager
8%
indirect procurement
8%
procurement lead
8%
pcr2015
8%
cleared to a high government standard
8%
developed vetted
8%
developed vetting
8%
dv cleared
8%
security check
8%
sc cleared
8%
buying
8%
buyer
8%
management
8%
category management
8%
security vetting clearance
8%
sc level
8%
dv strap
8%
security cleared
8%
security clearance
8%
sc clearance
8%
compliance
4%
procurement category management
4%
procurement category manager
4%
mcips
4%
nec3
4%
nec4
4%
public sector procurement
4%
construction
4%
it procurement
4%
merseyside
4%
contracts
4%
manager
4%
manchester
4%
project
4%
birchwood
4%
capex
4%
capital
4%
cheshire
4%
hybrid
4%
liverpool
4%
senior buyer
4%
north west
4%
planned works
4%
remote
4%
sourcing
4%
warrington
4%
wfh
4%
wigan
4%
fmcg
4%
business services
4%
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