Experience

UPM Communication Papers

• Germany
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, MRO Sourcing & Inventories

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Maintenance material / service sourcing and inbound material inventories for UPM Communication and Specialty Papers in Finland, CE and UK • Capex sourcing, MRO material and service agreements, procurement• sourcing and procurement process digitalization through SAP Ariba• major transformation of material requirement planning and procurement roles• material master data improvement as part of sourcing process Maintenance material / service sourcing and inbound material inventories for UPM Communication and Specialty Papers in Finland, CE and UK • Capex sourcing, MRO material and service agreements, procurement• sourcing and procurement process digitalization through SAP Ariba• major transformation of material requirement planning and procurement roles• material master data improvement as part of sourcing process



UPM-Kymmene Oyj

• MRO Sourcing Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2020

  Maintenance material and service sourcing for UPM Communication and Specialty Papers in Finland• Capex sourcing, MRO material and service agreements, procurement (direct material procurement until 2017)• operative procurement strategy creation• efficiency and transparency improvement through robotics • membership of FI Regional Maintenance Management team• LNG investment study

• Mill Sourcing Manager

  • Jan 2010 - May 2015

  Manager for mill sourcing teams in Rauma, Tervasaari and Jokilaakso mills• Capex sourcing, MRO material and service agreements, direct and indirect material procurement • supply channel efficiency improvement• organizational development from local procurement teams to regional network• membership of FI Regional Maintenance Management team• inbound material warehouses during 2010-2013Rewards: Sourcing Leader of the Year 2014 title

• Sourcing manager

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2009

  Global category responsibility for Production Consumables of the whole corporation. • refiner plates• coating blades• doctor blades• sizer rods and beds• reduction of Total Cost of Ownership in respective products• manager for an international team of six members

• Project manager

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

  • strategy creation • project pre-feasibility study • market potential, profitability and technical feasibility analysis• product development• trial runs• team leader in a cost management program

• Production manager

  • Oct 1998 - Aug 2005

  Manager for an organization of 120 people • production and maintenance team leadership with team work focus • production efficiency• work safety• groundwood mill, paper machine and finishing• variable and fixed costsRewards: victory in UPM’s annual Best Efficiency Improver competition of 2001

• Production and development engineer

  • Nov 1995 - Sep 1998

  Production and development responsibility • two TMP (thermo mechanical pulp) production lines and a PGW (pressure ground wood) production line• improvement of mechanical pulp quality and the capacity of the production lines



Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat Oy

• Engineer, raw materials

  • Jul 1993 - Oct 1995

  • quality control and mill handling of chemical pulp, fillers and other purchased raw materials• quality development in co-operations with the suppliers• start-up of the de-inked pulp handling process • quality control and mill handling of chemical pulp, fillers and other purchased raw materials• quality development in co-operations with the suppliers• start-up of the de-inked pulp handling process