Senior Procurement Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Senior Procurement Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Senior Procurement Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Senior Procurement Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 56% of Senior Procurement Manager job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
56%
category management
26%
cips
23%
supply chain
23%
procurement lead
19%
contract management
19%
people manager
19%
senior procurement manager
19%
public sector
19%
social housing
19%
contract manager
15%
category manager
15%
purchasing
12%
procurement manager
12%
management
12%
commercial
12%
indirect procurement
12%
strategy
8%
engineering
8%
category
8%
ojeu
8%
interim procurement
8%
senior category manager
8%
senior procurement officer
8%
compliance
8%
supplier relationship
8%
business services
8%
pharma
4%
procurement specialist
4%
pcr2015
4%
find a tender
4%
buyer
4%
buying
4%
contracts
4%
distribution
4%
hybrid
4%
indirect
4%
manager
4%
manchester
4%
north west
4%
mcips
4%
remote
4%
salford
4%
sourcing
4%
srm
4%
wfh
4%
negotiation
4%
subcontracts
4%
supplier negotiation
4%
hard services
4%
procurement strategies
4%
business change
4%
programme manager
4%
project managers
4%
strategic procurement
4%
utilities
4%
head of procurement
4%
nhs
4%
strategic sourcing
4%
sales
4%
senior procurement
4%
strategic procurement manager
4%
marketing
4%
civil engineering
4%
commercial awareness
4%
construction
4%
strategies
4%
environmental
4%
project delivery
4%
tendering
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
microsoft office
4%
fast paced environment
4%
business travel
4%
contract cleaning
4%
industrial cleaning
4%
pest control
4%
supply management
4%
waste
4%
supplier relationships
4%
public procurement
4%
commercial manager
4%
commercial contracts
4%
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