Experience

Plugit Finland

• Finland
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Sourcing

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Epec Oy

• Finland
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sourcing Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Nov 2022

  Head of Epec sourcing and leading team. Overall responsibility of company's sourcing activities including sourcing strategy development and supplier management. Contract negotiations, supplier co-operation improvement. Development of sourcing related data analyses and related tools. Head of Epec sourcing and leading team. Overall responsibility of company's sourcing activities including sourcing strategy development and supplier management. Contract negotiations, supplier co-operation improvement. Development of sourcing related data analyses and related tools.



ValueSource Partners Oy

• Finland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Sourcing Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  Working with various customers in challenging supply chain management roles. Making contracts related to services, direct materials and SW development. Conducting competitive bidding about direct materials. Materials included, Steel, Aluminium, Metals, Electrical components, automotive products, paints and PCBs. Working with various customers in challenging supply chain management roles. Making contracts related to services, direct materials and SW development. Conducting competitive bidding about direct materials. Materials included, Steel, Aluminium, Metals, Electrical components, automotive products, paints and PCBs.



Suomen Kulutusosa Oy

• Finland
• Wholesale Import and Export
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

  Purchasing, logistic and warehouse management of all products. Products, wear and spare parts for rock crushing, mining, rock screening, road maintenance and steel plates. Purchasing, logistic and warehouse management of all products. Products, wear and spare parts for rock crushing, mining, rock screening, road maintenance and steel plates.



Tammer Diesel Oy

• Finland
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  Full responsibility of company's sourcing activities. Searching suppliers, pricing negotiations, contract management, warehousing and logistic. Full responsibility of company's sourcing activities. Searching suppliers, pricing negotiations, contract management, warehousing and logistic.



Fibox Tested Systems Oy

• Finland
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NPI Project Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Responsible of new projects and making sure that those are done according to schedule. Communication between customers and factories. Established Proto center/manufacturing to Tampere. Hiring people and being responsible of manufacturing in that location. Responsible of new projects and making sure that those are done according to schedule. Communication between customers and factories. Established Proto center/manufacturing to Tampere. Hiring people and being responsible of manufacturing in that location.



ValueSource Partners Oy

• Finland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing Manager

  • Dec 2015 - May 2016

  Working for Valmet Automotive in direct sourcing. Negotiating contracts and securing materials for production related to metals category. Working for Valmet Automotive in direct sourcing. Negotiating contracts and securing materials for production related to metals category.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sourcing Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  Senior Sourcing Manager for LED flashes, Xenon flashes and all LED components for Microsoft HW. Global supplier responsibility of multiple suppliers. Responsibility to drive optimized supply and cost for the led and other optical components considering economies of scale and total portfolio. Actively contributing to optimized design and component development. Responsibility of purchasing agreements and pricing negotiations. Several factory assessments at supplier premises to improve… Show more Senior Sourcing Manager for LED flashes, Xenon flashes and all LED components for Microsoft HW. Global supplier responsibility of multiple suppliers. Responsibility to drive optimized supply and cost for the led and other optical components considering economies of scale and total portfolio. Actively contributing to optimized design and component development. Responsibility of purchasing agreements and pricing negotiations. Several factory assessments at supplier premises to improve quality and throughput time.

• Senior Purchasing Manager (LEDs and Xenons)

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2014

  Purchasing Manager for Xenon flashes, LED flashes and LED components. Global supplier responsibility of multiple suppliers. Responsibility to drive optimized supply and cost for the xenon and led components considering economies of scale and total portfolio. Actively contributing to optimized design and component development. Responsibility of purchasing agreements. Factory assessments at supplier premises.



Nokia

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sourcing Technology Project Manager / Purchasing Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2012

  Responsible to manage multiple components like AF camera modules and LEDs related suppliers before mass production from sourcing perspective. Making sure that there were enough material in pre-production factories and managing inventories in those factories. Planning together with R&D and internal programs to meet needed schedules. Purchasing Manager responsibility of Xenon flashes.

• Materials Manager Technology

  • Mar 2008 - Jun 2008

  Responsible to manage multiple components and suppliers before mass production from sourcing perspective. Making sure that there were enough material in pre-production factories and managing inventories in those factories. Planning together with R&D and internal programs to meet needed schedules.

• HW Project Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2008

  Project management and coordination. Internal customers problem solving.

• Customer Support Engineer

  • Feb 2006 - Jun 2007

• RF Test Engineer, Copenhagen

  • Aug 2003 - Jan 2006

  I made a program with HPVee programming language which controlled several measuring equipments and the component which was tested. Making measurements, documentation and analyzing results.

• Design Engineer

  • Dec 2002 - Jul 2003

  Writing test specification for a Baseband component and memory card measurements.

• RF Test Engineer

  • Jun 2001 - Nov 2002

  Responsibility to make automated test environment using LabView. Testing components in a same system when ready and analyzing results.



Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research assistant

  • Jun 2000 - May 2001

  Making Master Thesis at Department of Electronics. 4-bit phase shifter for adaptive antennas. Making Master Thesis at Department of Electronics. 4-bit phase shifter for adaptive antennas.