Table 1 Profiles of study participants...

Table 1

Profiles of study participants

Participant	Job title	Responsibility*	Industry	Gender	Company size
1	Entrepreneur	Indirect purchasing	Healthcare	Female	Small
2	CEO	Indirect purchasing	Construction	Female	Small
3	Administrative manager	Indirect purchasing	Environmental services	Female	Small
4	Entrepreneur	Indirect purchasing	Tourism	Male	Small
5	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Healthcare	Male	Medium
6	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Furniture	Female
7	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Healthcare	Male	Medium
8	Executive committee and partner	Indirect purchasing	Manufacturing (home appliances)	Female
9	Procurement senior manager	Direct purchasing	Thermal comfort	Female	Large
10	Technology and infrastructure manager	Indirect purchasing	Pharmaceutical	Male	Large
11	Category and IT buyer	Direct and indirect	Wellness	Male	Large
12	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Male	Medium
13	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Female	Medium
14	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Female	Medium
15	Tax manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
16	Purchasing manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Female	Large
17	Brand manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
18	Buyer	Indirect purchasing	Food	Female	Large
19	Innovation project manager (logistic competence center)	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
20	Logistic senior manager (international and oversea transportation)	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
21	Head of indirect purchasing	Indirect purchasing	Consumer goods	Male	Large
22	Project engineering professional	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
23	Tax manager	Indirect purchasing	Apparel	Female	Large
24	Senior buyer	Direct purchasing	Food	Female	Large
25	Country procurement leader	Indirect purchasing	Pharmaceutical	Female	Large
26	Head of ethical trade and environmental sustainability	Indirect purchasing	Apparel	Female	Large

Participant	Job title	Responsibility*	Industry	Gender	Company size
1	Entrepreneur	Indirect purchasing	Healthcare	Female	Small
2	CEO	Indirect purchasing	Construction	Female	Small
3	Administrative manager	Indirect purchasing	Environmental services	Female	Small
4	Entrepreneur	Indirect purchasing	Tourism	Male	Small
5	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Healthcare	Male	Medium
6	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Furniture	Female
7	Buyer	Direct purchasing	Healthcare	Male	Medium
8	Executive committee and partner	Indirect purchasing	Manufacturing (home appliances)	Female
9	Procurement senior manager	Direct purchasing	Thermal comfort	Female	Large
10	Technology and infrastructure manager	Indirect purchasing	Pharmaceutical	Male	Large
11	Category and IT buyer	Direct and indirect	Wellness	Male	Large
12	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Male	Medium
13	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Female	Medium
14	Category purchasing manager	Direct purchasing	Apparel	Female	Medium
15	Tax manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
16	Purchasing manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Female	Large
17	Brand manager	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
18	Buyer	Indirect purchasing	Food	Female	Large
19	Innovation project manager (logistic competence center)	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
20	Logistic senior manager (international and oversea transportation)	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
21	Head of indirect purchasing	Indirect purchasing	Consumer goods	Male	Large
22	Project engineering professional	Indirect purchasing	Food	Male	Large
23	Tax manager	Indirect purchasing	Apparel	Female	Large
24	Senior buyer	Direct purchasing	Food	Female	Large
25	Country procurement leader	Indirect purchasing	Pharmaceutical	Female	Large
26	Head of ethical trade and environmental sustainability	Indirect purchasing	Apparel	Female	Large

Note:

*Direct purchasing refers to acquiring the necessary materials that directly influence the manufacturing workflow, whereas indirect procurement is critical in supporting the overall operational efficiency by ensuring the availability of essential resources such as office supplies, utilities and other non-production-related items

Source: Authors’ own work

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