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

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Category Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Category Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Category Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Category Manager job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
67%
public sector
45%
cips
38%
category manager
34%
strategic thinking
19%
commercially minded
19%
purchasing
15%
supply chain
12%
commercial
12%
category
12%
procurement manager
12%
pcr2015
12%
ojeu
12%
security check
8%
sc level
8%
dv strap
8%
security vetting clearance
8%
security cleared
8%
security clearance
8%
dv cleared
8%
category management
8%
mcips
8%
nec3
8%
nec4
8%
public sector procurement
8%
construction
8%
it procurement
8%
sc clearance
8%
contract manager
8%
indirect procurement
8%
procurement lead
8%
cleared to a high government standard
8%
developed vetting
8%
dv check
8%
developed vetted
8%
dv clearance
8%
sc cleared
8%
vendor relationships
4%
vendor management
4%
team management
4%
organizational
4%
office skills
4%
negotiations
4%
buying
4%
business services
4%
management
4%
buyer
4%
senior buyer
4%
procurement category manager
4%
procurement category management
4%
compliance
4%
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