Purchasing Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

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Purchasing Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Purchasing role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Purchasing job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 28% of Purchasing job descriptions contained purchasing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

purchasing
28%
purchasing administrator
23%
admin
19%
sales administrator
14%
purchase orders
14%
ms office
14%
buying
14%
administrative
14%
administration
14%
analytical
10%
expediting
10%
logistics
10%
project coordination
10%
customer service
10%
administrator
10%
suppliers
10%
purchasing officer
10%
purchasing executive
10%
purchasing assistant
10%
procurement officer
10%
procurement assistant
10%
stock management
5%
international logistics
5%
business development
5%
calls
5%
communication skills
5%
reliable
5%
sage
5%
purchasing coordinator
5%
proactive monitoring
5%
amazon
5%
purchasing processes
5%
order processing
5%
job costing
5%
engineering
5%
administrative support
5%
procurement
5%
pos
5%
sales orders
5%
sales administration
5%
microsoft excel
5%
administrative duties
5%
purchasing admin
5%
procurement admin
5%
supplier
5%
purchase order
5%
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