Procurement Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Procurement Skills List in Purchasing

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
60%
cips
18%
purchasing
18%
supply chain
18%
public sector
15%
buying
11%
buyer
9%
ojeu
9%
procurement manager
9%
construction
9%
contract management
7%
framework
7%
sourcing
7%
pcr2015
7%
strategic procurement
7%
tender
5%
supplier negotiation
5%
stakeholder engagement
5%
microsoft excel
5%
purchase orders
5%
procurement lead
5%
it procurement
5%
supplier relationship
5%
negotiation
5%
supply chain management
5%
contracts
5%
microsoft office
5%
category manager
5%
procurement specialist
5%
mcips
5%
procurement officer
5%
procurement director
3%
indirect procurement
3%
contract manager
3%
commercial
3%
purchasing manager
3%
director
3%
mrp systems
3%
sap erp
3%
ariba
3%
administrative support
3%
offload coordinator
3%
sap
3%
procurement coordinator
3%
procurement jobs
3%
procurement admin
3%
hard fm
3%
invoice
3%
logistics
3%
admin
3%
supply chain coordinator
3%
purchaser
3%
procurement executive
3%
procurement administrator
3%
engineering
3%
po
3%
it procurement executive
3%
manufacturing
3%
global sourcing
3%
purchase order
3%
subcontracts
3%
senior procurement
3%
strategies
3%
builder
3%
purchase
3%
management
3%
business services
3%
strategic buyer
3%
senior buyer
3%
sales
3%
marketing
3%
building
3%
fast paced environment
3%
business travel
3%
procurement support officer
3%
tendering
3%
find a tender
3%
pcr 2015
3%
pcr
3%
nec
3%
industrial cleaning
3%
data analysis
3%
chartered institute of purchasing and supply
3%
coordinator
3%
supplier management
3%
waste
3%
supply management
3%
pest control
3%
it asset management
3%
strategy
3%
contract cleaning
3%
administrator
3%
utilities
3%
nec3
3%
strategic planning
3%
erp software
3%
budgeting
3%
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