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Procurement is on the rise and there is growing demand for a new breed of procurement professionals, according to Debbie Tagg, chief operating officer of Smart Procurement. “Gone are the back-office penny pinchers of old. Procurement professionals today are strategy shapers, value-generators, innovators and relationship builders involved in all aspects of the business, and who have a seat and voice at the executive table. The field of procurement has evolved from a transactional function ...

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Localisation and the development of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are key to the growth of African economies, including South Africa’s. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country's post-COVID economic reconstruction plan includes a big localisation drive. However, simply pushing local procurement targets and funding SMMEs is not enough, says Debbie Tagg chief