Purchasing Specialist Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Purchasing Specialist Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing Specialist role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing Specialist job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 70% of Purchasing Specialist job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
70%
procurement
59%
buyer
52%
supply chain
31%
buying
21%
manufacturing
18%
sourcing
16%
category
13%
engineering
13%
purchaser
13%
cips
13%
purchase
11%
purchasing manager
8%
production
8%
category manager
8%
mcips
8%
administrative
6%
commercial
6%
tender
6%
excel
6%
executive
6%
gas
6%
oil
6%
assistant
6%
electrical
6%
mechanical
6%
purchase orders
6%
supplier
6%
procurement manager
6%
mrp
6%
bill of materials
6%
bom
6%
expediter
6%
material planner
6%
material scheduler
6%
category management
6%
entertainment
6%
fm
6%
marketing
6%
media
6%
protein
6%
supplier relationship
6%
admin
3%
graduate
3%
lancashire
3%
manchester
3%
hybrid
3%
north west
3%
wfh
3%
sap
3%
automotive
3%
commodity manager
3%
industrial manufacturing
3%
communication skills
3%
central government
3%
contracts
3%
frameworks
3%
government
3%
specifications
3%
stakeholder management
3%
supply chain management
3%
audits
3%
birmingham
3%
electronics
3%
fmcg
3%
iso
3%
midlands
3%
tamworth
3%
nec
3%
nec 4
3%
nec3
3%
nec4
3%
computer literate
3%
confident communicator
3%
existing suppliers
3%
highly organised
3%
inventory planning
3%
multitask
3%
negotiation skills
3%
shipments
3%
stock control
3%
team player
3%
budgeting
3%
erp software
3%
microsoft excel
3%
strategic planning
3%
analytical
3%
communication
3%
avon
3%
bristol
3%
electromechanical
3%
electronic
3%
patchway
3%
procurement specialist
3%
supply chain specialist
3%
bellshill
3%
cumbernauld
3%
east kilbride
3%
glasgow
3%
industrial
3%
livingston
3%
logistics
3%
pivot tables
3%
vlookup
3%
protein purchasing
3%
account manager
3%
costings
3%
relationship building
3%
sales
3%
supplier selection
3%
contract manager
3%
senior buyer
3%
supplier relationship manager
3%
timber
3%
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