Procurement Officer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Procurement Officer Skills List in Purchasing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Procurement Officer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Procurement Officer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 86% of Procurement Officer job descriptions contained procurement as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

procurement
86%
purchasing
43%
tender
29%
buyer
22%
buying
18%
public sector
18%
senior procurement officer
15%
supply chain
15%
commercial
15%
contracts
15%
procurement officer
15%
cips
11%
procurement manager
11%
jct
11%
purchaser
11%
stakeholder
8%
construction
8%
contract management
8%
nec
8%
sales
8%
saas
8%
rotherham
8%
training
8%
progression
8%
business development
8%
framework
8%
ojeu
8%
pcr2015
8%
strategic procurement
8%
purchase
8%
hybrid
8%
sourcing
8%
category
8%
cost saving initiatives
4%
erp
4%
strategy
4%
mrp systems
4%
microsoft office
4%
procurement lead
4%
indirect procurement
4%
contract manager
4%
category manager
4%
supplier performance
4%
stock management
4%
rfq
4%
raw materials
4%
procurement admin
4%
microsoft dynamics
4%
minute taking
4%
sap
4%
legislation
4%
council
4%
government
4%
nhs
4%
supply chain coordinator
4%
administration
4%
procurement executive
4%
procurement advisor
4%
procurement administrator
4%
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