Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 59% of Manager job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
59%
purchasing
30%
cips
25%
public sector
17%
supply chain
17%
ojeu
13%
contract management
13%
procurement manager
9%
supply chain management
9%
supplier performance
9%
supplier development
9%
buying
9%
commercial contracts
9%
commercial manager
9%
contract manager
9%
supplier relationships
9%
public procurement
9%
mcips
9%
data analysis
5%
erp software
5%
microsoft excel
5%
purchase orders
5%
strategic planning
5%
legal
5%
contract cleaning
5%
industrial cleaning
5%
pest control
5%
supply management
5%
waste
5%
merchandising
5%
agriculture
5%
graduate level
5%
soft commodities
5%
trading
5%
it procurement
5%
engineering
5%
problem solving
5%
bid
5%
construction
5%
commercial awareness
5%
export
5%
project management
5%
business travel
5%
contracts
5%
sass
5%
technical
5%
tendering
5%
terms of business
5%
category manager
5%
frameworks
5%
nec contract
5%
pcr2015
5%
supplier management
5%
manufacturing
5%
admin
5%
budgeting
5%
fast paced environment
5%
microsoft office
5%
stakeholder engagement
5%
strategies
5%
buyer
5%
marketing
5%
sales
5%
business services
5%
management
5%
dmaic
5%
quality
5%

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