Purchasing Officer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchasing Officer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing Officer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing Officer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 90% of Purchasing Officer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
90%
purchasing
50%
public sector
30%
buyer
30%
sourcing
20%
assistant
20%
procurement officer
10%
liverpool
10%
wfh
10%
erp
10%
supplier
10%
construction project manager
10%
construction purchasing
10%
office management
10%
purchasing manager
10%
adults
10%
local government
10%
strategy
10%
pcr
10%
administration
10%
expediting
10%
order processing
10%
purchase orders
10%
procurement lead
10%
buying
10%
category manager
10%
commercial
10%
contract manager
10%
contracts
10%
finance
10%
housing
10%
indirect procurement
10%
procurement act
10%
supply chain
10%
category
10%
contract
10%
entry level
10%
hybrid
10%
junior
10%
legislation
10%
procure
10%
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