Bita Waldén

Board Member at Drivkraft Malmö
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Location
Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area, SE
Languages
  • Swedish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Persian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Sweden
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Member
      • May 2022 - Present
    • Senior Manager
      • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Operations Manager
      • Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

      A market leading family owned company with 25 years of B2C experience within house cleaning. Total turnover 2020 of 740MSEK and total number of employees of 2000 across both blue and white collar. Key Responsibilities: - Part of the management team of Growth and responsible for B2B - Manage of team of appox. 50 employees in both white-and blue collar across Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. - Total budget of 18MSEK for 2021 - Manage a diverse portfolio of B2B customers across different industries and identify strong market position Show less

    • Sweden
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Partneransvarig Företag/ Corporate Partnerships (Interim)
      • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

      A non-profit organization started 1982 as the single largest financier of childhood cancer research in Sweden. The fund also provides financial support to the development of new treatment methods and continuing education in the field of childhood cancer. Total amount funded 3BSEK and employs more than 90 people. Key responsibilities: - Part of corporate fundraising team with a budget of 80MSEK - Manage a diverse portfolio of corporate donors and partnerships - Identify new prospects of strong partnerships Show less

    • Australia
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sabbatical leave
      • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Sweden
    • Food & Beverages
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Key Account Manager
      • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

      Key responsibilities: - Key Accounts ICA, COOP, Axfood, Netto, Ö&B -´Drive category growth - Price negotiation - Joint Business Plan with major accounts - Full responsibility across two external sales force - Build and execute promotion plan Key responsibilities: - Key Accounts ICA, COOP, Axfood, Netto, Ö&B -´Drive category growth - Price negotiation - Joint Business Plan with major accounts - Full responsibility across two external sales force - Build and execute promotion plan

    • Germany
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Key Account Manager Beauty Care
      • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

      Key Responsibilities: · Build and execute the customer plan to grow the mutual business · Gain deep understanding of customer needs and priorities · Develop sales and account plans to meet customer objectives · Creating sales strategy and setting goals · Drive Category growth across customer channels · Work closely to all extended internal department such as demand, logistics, customer service, marketing and finance. · Negotiate within the trade windows and optimize product mix per channel · Deliver in store excellence Key results/achievements: · Key account for Axfood, COOP, Bergendahls, Boarder shops, ÖoB and · Manage to drive a strong and solid annual negotiation within the customer portfolio · Deeper and broader listings of Must SKU List and optimization of product mix to drive category growth · Established efficient and healthy promotion plan across the different categories (body care, hair care, laundry and home care Show less

    • Business Analyst (Interim)
      • Oct 2015 - Jan 2016
    • Sales Program Manager & Category Development Nordics, Sales
      • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

      Key Responsibilities:• Responsible to lead and implement the European sales strategy into Nordic business to drive category development and bring in store excellence (Perfect Store) to life across all categories from initiative to implementation• Translate customer requirements across all retail environments and overcome obstacles in order to drive category growth and strengthen our strategic partnership • Connect Category Strategy plan with key targets to drive Net Revenue and category growth• Build sales capabilities accordingly and establish new ways of working • Lead in partnership with key stakeholders across all functions such as Field Sales, Key Account, Marketing, Customer Marketing and Finance to enable joint business planning• Detect and incorporate specific country challenges into the project structure, assessment and roll out • Accountable for project budget and resource planning Show less

    • Sales Program Manager & Category Development Sweden, Sales
      • Dec 2013 - Jul 2014

      Key Responsibilities:• Responsible to lead and implement business development strategy and bring in store excellence (Perfect Store) to life across all categories from initiative to implementation• Translate customer requirements across all retail environments and overcome obstacles in order to drive category growth and strengthen our strategic partnership • Connect Category Strategy plan with key targets to drive Net Revenue and category growth• Build sales capabilities accordingly and establish new ways of working • Lead in partnership with key stakeholders across all functions such as Field Sales, Key Account, Marketing, Customer Marketing and Finance to enable joint business planning• Accountable for project budget and resource planning Show less

    • Internal Control Manager Nordic
      • May 2012 - Dec 2013

      Key Responsibilities: • Management responsibility of one direct report based in Norway • Risk management through developing in-depth knowledge that is continuously updated and aligned with the business model and end-to-end knowledge of the whole process chain • Tight partnership with Internal Audit department • Lead meetings, workshops and interviews to identify and analyze risks• Perform walk-through and assess processes and associated control environments to identify opportunities for simplifications and liaise with management to design and implement alternatives.• Support senior management to create appetite for risk, providing the largest possible volume of data to ensure response depth, agility and transparency in line with company policies, statutory requirements and the Sarbanes Oxley legislation (SOX)• Access Management, being responsible to verify any conflict of SoD (Segregation of Duties) before requesting IT Department to create a new user in SAP or granting access as well across the whole organization Show less

    • Internal Controller Nordic
      • Feb 2011 - May 2012

      Key Responsibilities:• Risk management through developing in-depth knowledge that is continuously updated and aligned with the business model and end-to-end knowledge of the whole process chain • Tight partnership with Internal Audit department • Lead meetings, workshops and interviews to identify and analyze risks• Perform walk-through and assess processes and associated control environments to identify opportunities for simplifications and liaise with management to design and implement alternatives.• Support senior management to create appetite for risk, providing the largest possible volume of data to ensure response depth, agility and transparency in line with company policies, statutory requirements and the Sarbanes Oxley legislation (SOX)• Access Management, being responsible to verify any conflict of SoD (Segregation of Duties) before requesting IT Department to create a new user in SAP or granting access as well across the whole organization Show less

    • Business Controller
      • May 2009 - Feb 2011

      Key Responsibilitites: • Manage monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and forecasting • Internal Pricing strategy • Key business partner to the management team • Perform cost review • Establish strong relationships with functional managers to help them develop their business • Continues improvement of accounting systems and ways of working to ensure efficient and sustainable reporting • Develop and improve processes and routines Key Responsibilitites: • Manage monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and forecasting • Internal Pricing strategy • Key business partner to the management team • Perform cost review • Establish strong relationships with functional managers to help them develop their business • Continues improvement of accounting systems and ways of working to ensure efficient and sustainable reporting • Develop and improve processes and routines

    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Recruitment Consultant
      • Mar 2008 - May 2009

      Key Responsibilities: • Budget responsibility • Manage the entire recruitment process of Finance & Accounting professionals with clients across a range of industries • Drive results to meet monthly, quarterly and annual revenue goals • Run client meetings/sales meetings with CFO’s and hiring managers • Negotiate fees, advertising prices and candidate salaries Key Responsibilities: • Budget responsibility • Manage the entire recruitment process of Finance & Accounting professionals with clients across a range of industries • Drive results to meet monthly, quarterly and annual revenue goals • Run client meetings/sales meetings with CFO’s and hiring managers • Negotiate fees, advertising prices and candidate salaries

    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Auditor
      • Aug 2006 - Mar 2008

      Responsibilities: • Conduct assigned audit engagement successfully from beginning to end according to accounting standards, risk and internal control • Identify and communicate issues raised, offering recommended solutions relevant to business and risk • Assistance of junior auditors assigned in audit team by engaging through guidance and support • Responsible for clients such as Swedbank and Mekonomen Responsibilities: • Conduct assigned audit engagement successfully from beginning to end according to accounting standards, risk and internal control • Identify and communicate issues raised, offering recommended solutions relevant to business and risk • Assistance of junior auditors assigned in audit team by engaging through guidance and support • Responsible for clients such as Swedbank and Mekonomen

    • Sweden
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Credits and Loans
      • Jun 2003 - Aug 2006

      Key Responsibilities: • Bank services and client loans • Build a customer portfolio • Drive results to meet monthly, quarterly and annual revenue goals Key Responsibilities: • Bank services and client loans • Build a customer portfolio • Drive results to meet monthly, quarterly and annual revenue goals

Education

  • Örebro University
    Bachelor, Finance and accounting, Economics
    2002 - 2005
  • Uppsala University
    Independent courses, Law
    2000 - 2002

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