Purchasing Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchasing Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 65% of Purchasing job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
65%
procurement
46%
buyer
20%
stock control
13%
supply chain
13%
purchase orders
13%
purchasing manager
10%
procurement manager
10%
administration
10%
buying
10%
purchasing assistant
10%
manufacturing
10%
administrative support
7%
analytical
7%
purchasing administrator
7%
negotiation
7%
customer service
7%
purchasing processes
7%
procurement assistant
7%
procurement administrator
7%
administrative
7%
general administration
7%
communication skills
7%
personnel
4%
admin
4%
order processing
4%
general admin
4%
category
4%
stock management
4%
customer services
4%
commercial
4%
graduate
4%
supply
4%
logistics
4%
communication
4%
hybrid
4%
team player
4%
shipments
4%
negotiation skills
4%
multitask
4%
inventory planning
4%
vendor relationships
4%
vendors
4%
reporting
4%
markets
4%
administration duties
4%
sage
4%
orders
4%
general administrative
4%
compliance
4%
sales order processing
4%
negotiations
4%
strategic sourcing
4%
sourcing
4%
mcips
4%
consumables
4%
cips
4%
existing suppliers
4%
management
4%
tour operators
4%
strategic relationships
4%
materials management
4%
buying assistant
4%
assistant
4%
procurement executive
4%
procurement admin
4%
oil
4%
yield management
4%
gas
4%
executive
4%
engineering
4%
purchaser
4%
office assistant
4%
office admin
4%
assistant buyer
4%
production planning
4%
forecast
4%
system administration
4%
confident communicator
4%
computer literate
4%
supply chain administrator
4%
purchasing support officer
4%
purchasing officer
4%
purchasing coordinator
4%
lancashire
4%
highly organised
4%
building relationships
4%
supplier relationship
4%
manchester
4%
manufacturing environment
4%
analytical skills
4%
north west
4%
wfh
4%
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