Miroslav Pitlanic

17 years. 5 countries. 5 languages. Zero patience for BS.

The Journey

Started: 

Sales. Learned what buyers actually want.

Switched: 

Procurement. Saw why sellers hate us.

Delivered: 

£3M+ verified savings. But that's not the interesting part.

The interesting part: 

Watching brilliant businesses fail because procurement was playing politics while competitors were building partnerships.

What Shaped My Approach

Kymera International (2022-2024)

European Sourcing Manager. Led team of 4 across 4 plants.

Doubled OPEX savings targets. Built Centre of Excellence.

Left because fixing one company wasn't enough.

Eaton (2021-2022)

Purchasing Manager in volatile demand environment.

Streamlined processes. Delivered targets.

Saw how even good companies make procurement complicated.

Terex Corporation (2017-2020)

From Supply Chain Head to European Category Manager.

Led team through 65% demand increase. Fixed supplier OTD.

Learned that procurement problems are supply chain problems.

Honeywell (2011-2017)

SIOP Leader to EMEAI Material Productivity Leader.

16 sites. 8-10% productivity gains. Multiple transitions.

Discovered most "best practices" aren't.

The Pattern: 

Every role, same story. Smart companies. Good people. 

Procurement still getting in its own way.

Now: 

SPL Partners. Fixing it for companies ready to stop pretending.

Why I Do This Differently

Moved countries 5 times. Worked across Europe.

Seen procurement in UK, DACH, CEE.

Know what changes by country? Language.

Know what stays the same? Procurement theatre.

Current Mission

Working with Telos on social procurement transformation.

Running SPL Partners for businesses ready to change.

Writing daily on LinkedIn because someone needs to say it.

Not interested in:

• Your procurement maturity assessment

• Your process optimisation project

• Your savings target spreadsheet

Very interested in:

• Why your competitors are faster

• Why suppliers avoid you

• Why your business works around you