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, 59% of Procurement job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
59%
cips
20%
supply chain
18%
public sector
17%
purchasing
17%
procurement manager
13%
buying
9%
ojeu
9%
buyer
9%
sourcing
9%
construction
9%
mcips
8%
pcr2015
8%
strategic procurement
8%
supplier relationship
6%
supplier negotiation
6%
category manager
6%
procurement lead
6%
contract management
6%
it procurement
6%
framework
6%
procurement administrator
4%
purchaser
4%
procurement executive
4%
admin
4%
procurement admin
4%
it procurement executive
4%
microsoft excel
4%
purchase orders
4%
nec3
4%
negotiation
4%
supply chain management
4%
tender
4%
purchase order
4%
procurement director
4%
contracts
4%
procurement specialist
4%
procurement officer
4%
director
4%
procurement jobs
4%
senior procurement
4%
po
4%
microsoft office
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
logistics
4%
invoice
4%
hard fm
4%
supply chain coordinator
4%
offload coordinator
2%
administrative support
2%
public sector procurement
2%
ariba
2%
sap erp
2%
purchasing manager
2%
commercial
2%
contract manager
2%
indirect procurement
2%
engineering
2%
mrp systems
2%
subcontracts
2%
global sourcing
2%
manufacturing
2%
nec4
2%
strategies
2%
builder
2%
purchase
2%
management
2%
business services
2%
strategic buyer
2%
senior buyer
2%
sales
2%
marketing
2%
building
2%
fast paced environment
2%
business travel
2%
procurement support officer
2%
tendering
2%
find a tender
2%
pcr 2015
2%
pcr
2%
nec
2%
pest control
2%
procurement coordinator
2%
strategy
2%
data analysis
2%
chartered institute of purchasing and supply
2%
coordinator
2%
supplier management
2%
waste
2%
supply management
2%
sap
2%
it asset management
2%
industrial cleaning
2%
contract cleaning
2%
administrator
2%
utilities
2%
strategic planning
2%
erp software
2%
budgeting
2%
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