Jaakko Rantala Email & Phone Number

Helsinki Area, Finland

Vast experience in participating in tendering processes (writing, managing and submitting tenders) with different industries for over 10 years. Most recently I participated in building the tender offer for City of Tampere for the tram of Tampere - project which VR won.Key part of my job is business and operational change management in order to improve revenue and profit growth and sustainability of the business in fierce competition of customers. Key metrics are in revenue targets, sales and costs analysis. In this role I am responsible of the service unit’s business and restaurant sales in the Southern Finland area (approx 400 employees). I am also direct manager of 11 front Line managers and I manage the human resource planning function 8 direct reports (shift planning, personnel expenses) in the business unit (approx 1000 employees).-Responsible of Allegro business line and close cooperation with Russian RZD operator-I plan, experiment and roll out new ways of working in our various job roles in the business area together with the employees

Finland

My main responsibility was to lead the change and transition of combining VR long haul transportation and Avecra to one VR team after the aquisition of Avecra. I played a crucial part in building and defining new ways of leading the organization and transitioning two company cultures into one VR crue.-1000 employees work in the new organization (conductors, train waiters, restaurant workers and warehouse workers)-coaching and leading front line managers and business leaders-responsible of labour law and work well being questions and policies in the Passenger Services & Avecra

Finland

Avecra Oy is a restaurant catering company owned by VR Group. Avecra operates in train catering in long-haul passenger trains and restaurant, kiosk and cafe services at Finnish railway stations. Avecra employs 500 professionals, who are at your service daily on more than 160 trains and 14 restaurants and kiosks in Finland. Business driven HR management in Avecra with 500 employees and 36 MEUR turnover. For more information visit www.avecra.fi / www.vr.fiMain responsibilities:- Overall responsibility of Avecra’s HR function (4 subsidiaries)- Member of the management team, reporting to the CEO- International cooperation and sharing best practices (Avecra is 40% owned by the British Rail Gourmet 05/2017)- Organizational Change Management- Independently negotiating Avecra’s own collective work agreement (Avecran junahenkilökunnan työehtosopimus) with PAM and also leading the competitivenes – negotiations (kiky) with PAM for Avecra in 2016- Leading the Avecra’s shift planning process - Budgeting and forecasting- Safety Manager for Avecra: overall responsibility of safety at work and security issues in Avecra

Southern Finland

Business driven HR management in an area with 1500 employees and 60 MEUR turnover. Main responsibilities:- HR Manager role at Securitas South Finland business area- Area consists of 1500 employees and around 60M€ yearly turnover- Member of the South Finland business area management team- Customer and business development together whit the branch managers and the management team- Responsibility of the South Area leadership culture and business development- Organizational Change Management (employee cooperation negotiations)- Co-operation with the employee representatives- Labour law questions, Collective work agreement (Private security) questions, sanction procedures

Southern Finland

Branch Manager, Reception & Assistant and 24Support Branch: responsible for business and 140 employees, business development, b-to-b sales, CRM, security and safety consulting and HR (management, recruiting, develeopment and HR issues)

Finland

Project Manager, Public Transport Segment in Finland. Project management: ticket controll project and marketing material preparation.

Southern Finland

Service Supervisor, Public Transport and Reception Branch: services development, security and safety consulting, HR (development and recruitng) and shift planning (100-120 employees)

Southern Finland

Helsinki

Southern Finland

Southern Finland

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Bachelor’s thesis Degree programme: Multicultralism as a part of leadership - Challenges and opportunities in leading a multicultural.

Vr Tulevaisuuden Tekijä -Koulutus

Strategic Human Resource Management

Specialist Qualification In Management

Securitas Supervisor Training Program

Specialist Qualification For Security Officers

Further Qualification For Security Guards