Anna-Karin Thorsander Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Se

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

My mission is a strategic change journey; To define and implement the next generation supply chain for Ceres' fuel cell in SOFC and SOEC technology. We aim for an industrialized global supply chain with scalable capacity, reduced cost and robust quality. We work cross-functionally; Engineering, Sales, Procurement, Quality and Manufacturing in close cooperation with selected external technology partners in critical materials.I'm also involved in Ceres Technical Exploration programs for future SOFC/SOEC technology together with selected Partners and Ceres' Licensees, to implement Ceres technology in mass manufacturing.

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

I acted in a supply chain industrialization mission for mass manufacturing of Ceres' first generation SOFC fuel cell technology. In this role I was dedicated to strategic supply chain and capacity upscaling for Ceres first mass manufacturing partner; Bosch.In this cross company Strategic supply chain role, I was a Member of the Ceres Bosch Program Management Team to drive and implement the Commercial Licensee Agreement.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Driven by a passion for Change and Innovation, and with extensive senior experience in big international technology companies, I founded a business consultancy. My first assignment was at Ceres Power in fuel cell technology (SOFC and SOEC) starting in November 2020. However, my consultancy scope includes a wider technology business for potential future assignments in the area of Technical Strategic supply chain and Value procurement, driven by Business orientation, R&D involvement and cross functional cooperation

Stockholm, Sweden

I headed Procurement in Elekta Neuro Solutions being a member of the Global Procurement Management Team as well as Neuro Solutions Core Team. Production is outsourced so I also headed manufacturing governed by the Med tech regulation ISO13485. The Procurement team was nine professionals in strategic sourcing, supplier quality and new product introduction. Our mission was transformation to Value Procurement including R&D cooperation. Accomplishments: By cross-functional cooperation, we succeeded in a performance step change in areas Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovation & Management, QCDIM, the Elekta Procurement program to bring business value:- Quality: 76% case reduction: 21=> 5 cases/month with Zero Vision from proactive quality work - Cost: 9% cost reduction with another 9% defined, from introduction of new competitive suppliers on high value parts and circular economy of static heavy metal machine modules- Delivery: From 38% to 98% on time performance by forecasting and cross-functional work- Innovation: Early involvement in R&D ensuring quality, total cost and a robust supply chain- Management: Supplier compliance in medical standard ISO13485, CoC and sustainabilityThanks to our achievements, I was nominated twice to the Accenture & Silf award “Supply chain professional of the Year”. In 2018 I was a finalist among five for “Zero Vision” in Quality cases and Delivery delays. In 2019 I was nominated for “Value Procurement”, bringing value to the business through margin improvements in operations and in product development.

Stockholm Area, Sweden

Assignment in central procurement, focusing organizational strategy for category management.

Stocksund, Stockholm

I headed the White goods domain in MediaMarkt Sweden with annual turnover ~ SEK 1 billion. Sales is through 27 megastores, a growing online business and B2B channel. I led a team of Product Managers and Purchasers and were responsible for sales, profitability, brand-, assortment- and supplier strategy.Accomplishments: Our mission was profitable growth, for which we defined our strategy. We worked cross-functionally following a simple concept; Improve margins by protecting top line sales margin and at the same time reduce costs:- Pricing based on internet matching by crawling robot, but excluding pure players- Lift marketing support from brand manufacturers for sales promotions- Range harmonization across Sweden, in stores and online, reducing complexity and cost- Central stock keeping of harmonized range, ensuring availability and reducing costsDuring my year in MediaMarkt we managed to increase sales by ~20% and raise margin by 2%.

Stockholm, Sweden

When I started, the Appliance business with sales value of M€ 200 was local and fragmented. My mission was to consolidate the Category to raise sales and profitability by acting as one company. I spent time understanding the local markets in each country and what was important. I built relations and local understanding, which gained confidence in me to take the Category lead. Key to success in the strategy implementation was cross-functional cooperation built on understanding ad relations.Accomplishments: - Formed a Category team of Procurement & Product Managers across Europe- Defined supplier- and brand strategy, applicable and accepted across the markets- Implementation of the strategy, significantly consolidating the supplier base and assortment - Close cooperation with selected suppliers, harmonizing assortment to drive sales and margin- Supplier investment in training of sales personnel and installation of shining displays in stores- Awarded “Efficiency Initiative of the Year” in 2013 for best practice in Category management:- Number of suppliers from 23 to 7- Number of products in assortment from ~10.000 to 650- Sales increased from 1,2 to 3,4 appliances per kitchen- Trade margin improved by 9 percent points- Reduced cost, from complexity and purchase price reduction

Stockholm, Sweden

As part of Electrolux strategy, driven from the Global Program Office, I lead a stream of Far East Cost Down sourcing projects, generating substantial cost savings in high value categories.Accomplishments:I lead three Cost Down projects, qualifying new suppliers and components at lower landed cost:- Washing machine motors: -23%- Compressors: -13%- Dishwasher pumps: -11%Learnings & required capabilities:- Working in a cross-functional team with challenging targets. We built relation and team spirit during our travelling in China and Asia to find and assess new capable suppliers.- Deep and broad supplier assessment to understand strategy and company potential- Fact-based analysis and detailed “should cost” calculation to define target prices- Tough negotiation supported by high purchasing power, managed in foreign culture- Building relation and maintaining it remotely for close supplier cooperation

Stockholm, Sweden

While Ericsson at the time was shrinking, Multimedia products grew both in value and importance. In line with the current downsizing of the Ericsson Group, my mission was “Consolidate and Streamline”. To manage this task, the first step was to search and find Ericsson’s Multimedia units.Accomplishments: - Identification of eleven globally fragmented units, formed into one supply organization- Restructuring and closing of selected units to consolidate the organization into fewer sites- After completed restructuring, Multimedia Supply had three units consisting of 150 people- Improved supply chain with reduced tied up capital and supply chain cost- Establishment of missing function: SW License center for managing licenses in a correct way (This unit remains today as the License center for all Ericsson licensed SW products.)- SAP implementation at the SW License center, both for purchase and customer salesLearnings & required capabilities:- Leading change: Managing a bigger organization during a major change, my leadership was important, both for direct reports and employees. I spent time in local units, interacting with the employees and communicating strategy and challenges.- Union negotiation and people redundancy- Productification and industrialization of SW

Senlis, France

Financial consolidation, reporting and analysis of profit and loss over three factories and multiple sales companies in the European Floor Care division. Strategic focus areas were profitable growth including manufacturing footprint over factories in Germany, Sweden and Hungary. Accomplishments:- Manufacturing footprint calculations, resulting in closure of the Germany factory and later also the Swedish. Production was transferred to Hungary, complemented by sourcing from China.- Established separate Legal unit in Hungary for import of finished vacuum cleaners from China.- Integrated profitability calculation from factory to sales company per country, which lead to structural changes in some sales companies, breaking out Floor Care from Major Appliances.Learnings & required capabilities:- Member of an international management team- Board presentation material and top management interaction- Group reporting and interaction with CFO- Profit and Loss statement and balance sheet knowledge- Database queries by SQL programming to extract data

Stockholm, Sweden

- There were at the time seven factories globally, each with a local purchasing team. My role was to drive improvements by synergies in supplier strategies and common purchasing tools. Accomplishments:- Development of Balanced score card: “World Class Purchasing”, with performance parameters Quality, Timekeeping, Cost efficiency, R&D cooperation & Employee development. Average score of teams raise from 4 to 7 by coaching, interaction and transfer of best practice.- Exploration of Far East sourcing of vacuum cleaners. I identified capable and competitive vacuum cleaner suppliers in China, which resulted in a strategy change. Electrolux stopped 100% manufacturing and started to import finished products, both for Europe and the USA.Learnings & required capabilities:- Extensive global travelling and appreciation of other cultures- Building relations and trust to gain confidence in cooperation- Leading change in an international multicultural environment- Importance of vision, method and cooperation spirit in a change journey

Västervik

I managed the factory purchasing department, responsible for direct material, indirect material and tools for production of one million vacuum cleaners/year, motors and accessories. I was a member of the Factory management team and the global Purchasing management team in Floor Care business. I also acted as global Commodity Manager for Motor parts.Accomplishments:- Implementation of the program QTEM in purchasing for target-driven performance- Performance step change in defined QTEM areas:o Quality: From poor incoming supplier product quality to ~1200 PPMo Time keeping: Supplier delivery performance at 99-100%o Efficiency in Cost: Product cost reduction by 20% o Efficiency: Supplier reduction from 150 to 80 and early R&D involvemento Manning: Competence mapping of skills for different competence areasLearnings & required capabilities:- Taking full functional responsibility and acting as a member of a management team- Acting as Leader of a team of five and as Purchasing manager vs a global supplier base- Production technology for broad range of components; mechanical, electrical and plastics- Product cost calculation to define target prices for cost reduction and new parts in R&D

Västervik

I managed a range of electrical parts, PCBs, motor components, motors and cables. I worked in product development projects and was appointed global Commodity Manager for motor parts.Accomplishments:- Consolidated the supplier base and applied QTE supplier performance follow-up- Established proactive purchasing in running operations and in product development- Commodity: 25% cost reduction by should cost calculation and supplier competition Learnings & required capabilities:- Taking responsibility to manage my component range and drive improvements- Strategic purchasing in a cost focused industry, where purchasing makes a difference- Acting on an international technical supplier market with high purchasing power

Oskarshamn, Sweden

Leading internal improvement projects in the logistics function, i.e flow orientation, production planning, reduction of internal stock and implementation of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

Master Degree, Industrial Engineerig & Management, Master Degree

Activities and Societies: Community for students from my home region Master degree in Industrial Engineering & Management, Field.

Higher Certificate, Natural Sciences

Activities and Societies: Athletics and professional level; Middle distance runner Higher certificate Natural science

General Management Program