Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Manager Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 56% of Manager job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
56%
cips
32%
public sector
25%
contract manager
21%
commercial manager
21%
category manager
18%
purchasing
18%
procurement manager
18%
commercial lead
14%
contract
14%
commercial
14%
sourcing manager
14%
contract lead
14%
procurement lead
14%
contracts
14%
contracts manager
14%
construction
11%
supplier development
7%
supplier performance
7%
supply chain management
7%
it procurement
7%
buying
7%
supply chain
7%
contract management
7%
sc clearance
4%
active sc
4%
cleared to a high government standard
4%
developed vetted
4%
developed vetting
4%
security cleared
4%
public sector procurement
4%
pcr2015
4%
nec4
4%
mcips
4%
ojeu
4%
nec3
4%
mrp
4%
manufacturing
4%
security vetting clearance
4%
dv check
4%
security clearance
4%
security check
4%
sc level
4%
sc cleared
4%
bid
4%
dv strap
4%
dv cleared
4%
dv clearance
4%
business services
4%
strategic planning
4%
purchase orders
4%
microsoft excel
4%
erp software
4%
budgeting
4%
quality
4%
dmaic
4%
management
4%
legal
4%
sales
4%
marketing
4%
buyer
4%
strategies
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
microsoft office
4%
fast paced environment
4%
graduate level
4%
project management
4%
export
4%
commercial awareness
4%
business travel
4%
problem solving
4%
engineering
4%
trading
4%
soft commodities
4%
merchandising
4%
agriculture
4%
data analysis
4%
waste
4%
supply management
4%
pest control
4%
industrial cleaning
4%
contract cleaning
4%

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