Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing
Buyer Skills List in Purchasing
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, 83% of Buyer job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.
Keywords / Skills
Popularity
purchasing
83%
procurement
74%
buyer
68%
supply chain
33%
buying
33%
senior buyer
14%
manufacturing
14%
negotiation
11%
purchaser
11%
sourcing
11%
junior buyer
9%
logistics
9%
category
9%
shopper
9%
food manufacturing
9%
engineering
9%
frozen food
9%
sap
9%
supplier performance
9%
negotiating
7%
fmcg
7%
cips
7%
pricing strategy
5%
strategic buyer
5%
automotive
5%
purchase
5%
contract management
5%
tender
5%
strategic sourcing
5%
cost management
5%
supplier development
5%
purchasing processes
5%
aerospace
3%
supplier relationship
3%
orders
3%
goods
3%
retail
3%
timber
3%
f&b operations
3%
purchase orders
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%
technical buyer
3%
procurement contracts
3%
category manager
3%
contract manager
3%
mcips
3%
supplier relationship manager
3%
supplier selection
3%
oxford
3%
press tool
3%
witney
3%
customer service
3%
general administration
3%
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