Category Buyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Category Buyer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Buyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Buyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 66% of Category Buyer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
66%
purchasing
58%
buyer
40%
supply chain
23%
category
18%
buying
15%
cips
15%
sourcing
15%
sap
15%
supplier performance
12%
category manager
12%
contracts
12%
engineering buyer
12%
negotiation
12%
frozen food
12%
food manufacturing
12%
manufacturing buyer
12%
category buyer
12%
automotive buyer
12%
nec4
9%
strategy
9%
management
9%
nec3
9%
tender
6%
pricing strategy
6%
purchasing processes
6%
strategic sourcing
6%
cost management
6%
budget
6%
commodities
6%
negotiating
6%
fmcg
6%
pcr2015
6%
jct
6%
manufacturing
6%
frameworks
6%
contract management
6%
category plans
6%
supplier development
6%
aerospace
6%
automotive
6%
category strategy
6%
contract negotiation
6%
cost reduction
6%
inventory management
6%
continuous improvement
6%
senior purchasing
6%
senior buyer
6%
logistics
6%
remote
6%
engineering
6%
birchwood
6%
warrington
6%
manager
6%
wfh
6%
procurement manager
3%
supplier
3%
senior
3%
tech
3%
relationship
3%
northwest
3%
indirect
3%
haulage
3%
ict
3%
hybrid working
3%
hybrid
3%
fm
3%
bonus
3%
commercial
3%
clothing
3%
mcip
3%
nec
3%
nec 4
3%
liverpool
3%
manchester
3%
merseyside
3%
north west
3%
public sector
3%
procurement contracts
3%
customer service
3%
general administration
3%
indirect buyer
3%
analysis
3%
apparel
3%
indirects/services
3%
garments
3%
po
3%
stakeholder relationship
3%
stock availability
3%
supplier relationship
3%
administrative support
3%
ariba
3%
microsoft excel
3%
purchase orders
3%
sap erp
3%
defence
3%
directs
3%
commercial lead
3%
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