Supply Chain Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Purchasing

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Supply Chain Manager Skills List in Purchasing

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

supply chain
56%
purchasing
56%
procurement
53%
buyer
33%
buying
27%
contracts
21%
manufacturing
18%
consultancy
15%
sourcing
15%
public sector
12%
cips
12%
housing
12%
facilities
12%
engineering
12%
senior buyer
12%
north west
9%
lean
9%
category manager
9%
procurement specialist
9%
supplier
9%
six sigma
9%
continuous improvement
9%
negotiation
9%
manager
9%
management
9%
retail
6%
freight
6%
forecasting
6%
budgets
6%
subcontract management
6%
relationship management
6%
strategic buyer
6%
electromechanical
6%
electronic
6%
mechanical
6%
production
6%
progression
6%
merseyside
6%
supply chain specialist
6%
tender
6%
liverpool
6%
electrical
6%
supplier performance
6%
supplier development
6%
procurement manager
6%
supply chain management
6%
hybrid
6%
contracts manager
3%
cumbria
3%
lancs
3%
stock control
3%
remote
3%
wfh
3%
logistics
3%
planning
3%
supply chain manager
3%
warehouse manager
3%
inventory controller
3%
senior commercial manager
3%
preston
3%
commercial manager
3%
purchaser
3%
purchase
3%
category
3%
sales
3%
marketing
3%
strategies
3%
stakeholder engagement
3%
microsoft office
3%
fast paced environment
3%
avon
3%
procurement contracts
3%
defence
3%
directs
3%
business travel
3%
quality
3%
hampshire
3%
dmaic
3%
portsmouth
3%
admin
3%
sheffield
3%
doncaster
3%
srm
3%
bristol
3%
patchway
3%
problem solving
3%
chesterfield
3%
barnsley
3%
assistant procurement manager
3%
lancashire
3%
data analysis
3%
nuclear
3%
senior
3%
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