Procurement • Category Management • Global Sourcing

Lukáš Pačuta

Strategic Procurement & Category Manager with experience in global sourcing across Europe, Mexico, and the USA.

Procurement professional with more than 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing and category management. Managing annual spend above €40M across indirect categories including PPE, packaging, janitorial, and office supplies. Strong track record in cost savings, supplier base optimization, and procurement performance improvement.

Professional Experience

Category Manager

Direct Sourcing Solutions LLC – Bratislava, Slovakia
March 2023 – Present
  • Responsible for category strategy and sourcing initiatives for PPE, packaging, janitorial, and office supply categories with annual spend above €40M.
  • Leading global sourcing projects and supplier negotiations across Europe and Mexico.
  • Developing category strategies focused on cost optimization and supplier performance.
  • Negotiating supplier contracts and long-term agreements.
  • Monitoring supplier KPIs including cost savings, delivery performance, and quality metrics.

Purchasing Manager

Direct Sourcing Solutions LLC
January 2022 – March 2023
  • Led an international procurement team of 8 buyers in Mexico.
  • Managed sourcing activities covering spend above €30M.
  • Handled supplier sourcing, RFQ processes, and contract negotiations.
  • Managed supplier onboarding and performance evaluation processes.

Previous Roles within Direct Sourcing Solutions

Category Manager • Senior Buyer • Buyer
2014 – 2022
  • Category Manager (2021 – 2022)
  • Senior Buyer (2019 – 2020)
  • Buyer (2014 – 2016)

ITC Operator

T-Systems Košice
Oct 2012 – Nov 2013

Key Achievements

  • Delivered 25% cost savings on a $2M PPE sourcing project through supplier benchmarking and a competitive RFQ process.
  • Standardized office paper sourcing across multiple customers with approximately $500K annual spend.
  • Consolidated the supplier base in office supplies from 5 suppliers to 2, moving 80% of spend to a preferred supplier.
  • Achieved 79% savings through re-sourcing of industrial filters with $100K spend.
  • Delivered 28% savings in pallet sourcing through a local Mexican manufacturer on $500K spend.
  • Reduced Loctite sourcing costs by 22% on $650K spend.
  • Generated 70% savings by switching to a new cardboard supplier on $100K spend.