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

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Category Manager Skills List in Retail

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, 29% of Category Manager job descriptions contained assistant buyer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

assistant buyer
29%
trends
29%
sample management
29%
purchase orders
29%
new product set up
29%
factories
29%
critical path
29%
buying assistant
29%
buying admin assistant
29%
retail manager
25%
department manager
22%
duty manager
22%
retail
22%
merchandising
18%
visual merchandising
18%
buying
15%
ecommerce
15%
category assistant
15%
admin
15%
retail assistant manager
11%
buyer
11%
convenience
11%
big box
11%
category admin assistant
8%
store manager
8%
purchasing
8%
visual merchandiser
8%
digital marketing
8%
online content
8%
seo
8%
site optimisation
8%
web content
8%
procurement
4%
analytical
4%
autonomy
4%
commercial awareness
4%
contract management
4%
planogram
4%
training coaching
4%
team management
4%
staff training
4%
leadership
4%
crm
4%
negotiation
4%
fmcg
4%
jda
4%
auditor
4%
neilson
4%
space management
4%
retail space planning
4%
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