Buying Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Buying Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buying role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buying job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Buying job descriptions contained trends as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

trends
50%
purchase orders
50%
factories
50%
critical path
50%
buying assistant
50%
assistant buyer
50%
sample management
40%
new product set up
40%
buying admin assistant
40%
fashion buying
30%
retail
30%
buying
30%
business acumen
10%
international business
10%
product development
10%
strategic planning
10%
supplier sourcing
10%
team leadership
10%
suppliers
10%
packaging
10%
negotiation
10%
fmcg
10%
buyer
10%
art work
10%
administration
10%
qc
10%
admin
10%
product management
10%
data
10%
sample
10%
product catalogues
10%
microsoft excel
10%
general administration
10%
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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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