{"id":15491,"date":"2026-10-06T02:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T00:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=15491"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:45:03","slug":"buyer-job-titles","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2026\/attendees\/buyer-job-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer Job Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15491\" class=\"elementor elementor-15491\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc84d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdc84d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a3fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a9a3fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a562b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a562b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPW-Indaba_Public-sector.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15921\" alt=\"SPW Indaba_Public sector\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPW-Indaba_Public-sector.png 900w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPW-Indaba_Public-sector-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPW-Indaba_Public-sector-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPW-Indaba_Public-sector-600x239.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb20241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"fb20241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >         <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6ac8db5656aed\">                               <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-fb20241\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">                         <a href=\"#collapse-1a99a606ac8db5656aed\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1a99a606ac8db5656aed\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1a99a606ac8db5656aed\">                                                          <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Public Sector<\/span>                                                               <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">                                     <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">                                         <!-- Normal Icon --> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>                                      <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">                                         <!-- Active Icon --> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>                                 <\/div>                                                                                   <\/a>                     <\/div>                      <div id=\"Collapse-1a99a606ac8db5656aed\" class=\"show collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-fb20241\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ac8db5656aed\">                          <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">                             <p>Chief Procurement Officers<\/p><p>Chief Executive Officers<\/p><p>Heads of Supply Chain<\/p><p>Chief Buyers<\/p><p>BEE Heads of Transformation<\/p><p>Tender Managers\/Directors<\/p><p>Purchasing Managers\/Senior Advisors<\/p><p>Strategic\/Sourcing Managers<\/p><p>Supplier Development Managers<\/p><p>Enterprise Development Managers<\/p><p>Commodity Managers<\/p><p>Category Managers<\/p><p>Technical Buyers<\/p><p>Contract Managers\/Directors<\/p><p>Logistics Managers<\/p><p>Supply Chain Managers\/Directors<\/p><p>Operations Managers\/Directors<\/p><p>Portfolio Managers<\/p><p>Project Managers<\/p><p>Vendor Managers\/Specialists<\/p><p>Internal Audit Managers<\/p>                        <\/div>                      <\/div>                  <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->                                          <\/div>     <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6336d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6336d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699ad17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"699ad17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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aria-controls=\"Collapse-1a99a606ac8db5657f7a\">                                                          <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Corporate Sourcing<\/span>                                                               <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">                                     <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">                                         <!-- Normal Icon --> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>                                      <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">                                         <!-- Active Icon --> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>                                 <\/div>                                                                                   <\/a>                     <\/div>                      <div id=\"Collapse-1a99a606ac8db5657f7a\" class=\"show 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