Heidi Niskanen
Buyer & ERP Specialist at Plugit Finland- Claim this Profile
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Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian Professional working proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Swedish Limited working proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Chinese Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Krista Taipale
Heidi Niskanen worked as an interim at Turku-Southwest European office. Heidi´s contribution was just excellent! She is extremely talented in written and verbal communication and her work was always of excellent quality - and always ready before deadline. Heidi took always 100% responsibility of fulfilling her tasks. She is also a very quick learner, effective in multi-tasking and also a great colleague and a team member. I highly recommend her.
Krista Taipale
Heidi Niskanen worked as an interim at Turku-Southwest European office. Heidi´s contribution was just excellent! She is extremely talented in written and verbal communication and her work was always of excellent quality - and always ready before deadline. Heidi took always 100% responsibility of fulfilling her tasks. She is also a very quick learner, effective in multi-tasking and also a great colleague and a team member. I highly recommend her.
Krista Taipale
Heidi Niskanen worked as an interim at Turku-Southwest European office. Heidi´s contribution was just excellent! She is extremely talented in written and verbal communication and her work was always of excellent quality - and always ready before deadline. Heidi took always 100% responsibility of fulfilling her tasks. She is also a very quick learner, effective in multi-tasking and also a great colleague and a team member. I highly recommend her.
Krista Taipale
Heidi Niskanen worked as an interim at Turku-Southwest European office. Heidi´s contribution was just excellent! She is extremely talented in written and verbal communication and her work was always of excellent quality - and always ready before deadline. Heidi took always 100% responsibility of fulfilling her tasks. She is also a very quick learner, effective in multi-tasking and also a great colleague and a team member. I highly recommend her.
Credentials
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Sourcing Academy
The Procurement AcademySep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Procurement Academy
Procurement AcademySep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Mandarin Chinese levels 1-4
New Concept Mandarin Suzhou, ChinaMay, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Plugit Finland
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Finland
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Buyer & ERP Specialist
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Teleste
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Demand & Supply Planner & Microsoft Dynamics AX key user
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Oct 2016 - Jan 2022
- Customer service in the role of sales assistant and export coordination- Supply planning, i.e. operational purchasing from suppliers located in Asia and North America- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 key user Sales & Distribution: customer service AX process development, project management of Dyxon (AX automated document sending), ATP (Available to Promise) and estimated delivery date (on sales order confirmations), participation in setting up AX in offshore subsidiaries and training users, global support to team members, participation into other AX key user activities- CPFR meetings with key customers- daily communication with local production, purchasing, finance and dispatch, and globally with international sourcing, sales and customers- training new employees- GPL price updates in AX- compilation online of export accompanying documents (EAD) + other export documents- customerand supplier related problem solving- sales and purchase order handling- invoicing- main working languages: English, Finnish- secondary working languages: French, Italian
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Planmeca
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Finland
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Medical Device
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300 - 400 Employee
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Export Coordinator
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Nov 2015 - Sep 2016
- area of responsibility: Belgium, French islands, French speaking Africa, Indonesia, Singapore- processing incoming orders and offer requests- daily communication with sales, forwarding, procurement, production and finance dpts- solving customers' various problems- assistance to area managers- invoicing- Global UPS courier deliveries, including intrastat procedures- DSV and Schenker truck deliveries (EU), including intrastat procedures- checking transporter invoices in Basware Invoice Processing- various tasks with Microsoft CRM- updating intranet and PM website- main working languages: French, English, Finnish
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Teleste
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sales Coordinator (sick leave substitute)
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Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
- main responsibility for customer service's daily workload- main working languages: English, Finnish- order handling- communication with production and international sales- export documents to countries outside EU- invoicing- customer related problem solving- financial statements for customs- compilation online of export accompanying documents (EAD)- item cost center and warehouse transfers - main responsibility for customer service's daily workload- main working languages: English, Finnish- order handling- communication with production and international sales- export documents to countries outside EU- invoicing- customer related problem solving- financial statements for customs- compilation online of export accompanying documents (EAD)- item cost center and warehouse transfers
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Teleste
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sales Coordinator (summer substitute)
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
- main responsibility for customer service's daily workload during August- main working languages: English, Finnish- order handling- communication with production and international sales- export documents to countries outside EU- invoicing- customer related problem solving- financial statements for customs- item warehouse and cost center transfers - main responsibility for customer service's daily workload during August- main working languages: English, Finnish- order handling- communication with production and international sales- export documents to countries outside EU- invoicing- customer related problem solving- financial statements for customs- item warehouse and cost center transfers
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Project Manager (trainee)
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Jan 2015 - May 2015
Preparations to rent out a 6000sqm office/production building, including:- rental market research in Suzhou Industrial Park area- discovering and contacting possible channels to reach potential tenants- meeting with potential tenants- creating and following the execution of project schedule for office building renovation work- participating in planning renovation work- participating in lease agreement negotiations with potential tenants Preparations to rent out a 6000sqm office/production building, including:- rental market research in Suzhou Industrial Park area- discovering and contacting possible channels to reach potential tenants- meeting with potential tenants- creating and following the execution of project schedule for office building renovation work- participating in planning renovation work- participating in lease agreement negotiations with potential tenants
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
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Finland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Communications Intern
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Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
- main working languages: English, Finnish, French- news follow-up regarding the EU, compiling the office's monthly EU newsletter and information letter on available EU funding for the office's shareholders, maintaining the office's website- preparing visits to the office by guests and shareholders- participating in and reporting on high-level seminars and conferences- compiling the office's EU Funding Guide for Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020- training successive interns
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Teleste
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sales Coordinator
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May 2011 - Dec 2012
- main working languages: English, French, Finnish- training sales offices in France and Slovenia to use Microsoft Dynamics Ax ERP system- participating in the development of new sales programme 'Quote'- processing incoming orders- communicating daily with production, sourcing and finance as well as with sales and customers globally- deciding on transportation methods, compiling export documents- invoicing- issuing purchase orders- updating CRM database - main working languages: English, French, Finnish- training sales offices in France and Slovenia to use Microsoft Dynamics Ax ERP system- participating in the development of new sales programme 'Quote'- processing incoming orders- communicating daily with production, sourcing and finance as well as with sales and customers globally- deciding on transportation methods, compiling export documents- invoicing- issuing purchase orders- updating CRM database
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DB Schenker
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant at Swedish Import and Russian Export
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Mar 2009 - Sep 2011
- compiling documents for Swedish import- compiling documents for Russian export (oil), TIR carnets- training new employees - compiling documents for Swedish import- compiling documents for Russian export (oil), TIR carnets- training new employees
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Teleste
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Summer Trainee at Customer Service
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May 2008 - Aug 2008
- processing incoming orders- arranging transportation- invoicing- communicating with sales offices around the world with customers located in both EU and non-EU countries - processing incoming orders- arranging transportation- invoicing- communicating with sales offices around the world with customers located in both EU and non-EU countries
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Nokia
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Line worker
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May 2007 - Aug 2007
- compiling and packing mobile phones at Nokia factory in Salo. - compiling and packing mobile phones at Nokia factory in Salo.
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Elcoteq
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Luxembourg
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Line worker
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Nov 2006 - Dec 2006
- programming and packing memory cards for Nokia mobile phones. - programming and packing memory cards for Nokia mobile phones.
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Nokia
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Line worker
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May 2005 - Aug 2005
- compiling and packing mobile phones at Nokia's factory in Salo. - compiling and packing mobile phones at Nokia's factory in Salo.
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Education
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University of Turku
Master's degree, Political/Contemporary History, French, Italian, European Studies, Business Studies -
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Specialization Studies, International Business/Trade/Commerce -
Institut d'Etudes politiques de Lyon
Exchange, Political History -
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
Free Mover (Courses offered by the open university of Roma Tre), Political Science -
Turun Klassikon lukio
High school, Baccalaureate degree (grade Eximia cum laude approbatur)