Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Buyer Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 85% of Buyer job descriptions contained factories as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

factories
85%
junior buyer
64%
buyer
55%
product development
52%
assistant buyer
38%
product
32%
sourcing
30%
range building
27%
critical path
24%
sign off
21%
apparel
20%
fashion
20%
sample management
18%
new product set up
18%
margin
18%
buying assistant
18%
buying admin assistant
18%
trade fairs
18%
purchase orders
18%
trends
18%
budgets
18%
fmcg
18%
far east
18%
senior assistant buyer
16%
instagram
15%
buying
13%
negotiation
10%
own brand
9%
brands
9%
furniture
8%
clothing
8%
product brief
8%
costings
7%
category manager
7%
negations
7%
senior buyer
5%
homewares
3%
christmas
3%
garden
3%
retail
3%
food service
3%
commercial awareness
2%
insight
2%
buyers
2%
indirect
2%
procurement
2%
analytical
2%
food service operations
2%
leadership
2%
project management
2%
supplier negotiation
2%
data analysis
2%
ecommerce
2%
homeware
2%
food manufacturing
2%
food industry
2%
purchasing
2%
textiles
2%
identifying trends
2%
interior design
2%
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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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