Jussi Saari Email & Phone Number

Finland

Uusikaupunki, West And Inner Finland, Finland

Leading, planning and coordinating sourcing activities for all investment projects within Valmet Automotive Oy. Purchasing new or modification of production lines, equipment, external resources, construction projects etc.

Uusikaupunki, Finland

Head of indirect sourcing. Manage team of 10 sourcing professionals. Team task was to purchase all Capex, Opex and MRO materials and services.

Uusikaupunki,Finland

Work as sourcing consultant for Valmet Automotive Oy, managing procurement of investments equipment and services to the build of new BIW (Body in White) product lines for Mercedes Benz A-class model. Negotiated contracts with line builders, design service providers, automation suppliers and external resources.

Finland

▪️Attending Networking Events ▪️Researching Industry Leaders▪️Tracking Industry Trends▪️Participating in Industry Discussions▪️Providing consulting support▪️Actively looking for new assignment

Lahti, Finland

▪️Head of new technology sourcing and development department▪️Sourcing new materials and technology innovations for mobile devices in the field of mechanics (plastics, metals etc)▪️Managed new development projects, aiming to reach mass production readiness in cooperation with potential strategic partner companies ▪️Generated new business opportunities by organizing technology road shows for customers, introducing company`s technology capability. ▪️Supported customer`s product design and development teams in their technology challenges.▪️Led team of 3 material specialists in Finland and dotted line, 5 technology specialists in China. ▪️Planned and follow department budget▪️Analyzed customer`s technology demands and priorities and aligned the developments with company’s technology road map

Tampere,Finland

▪️Head of global purchasing organization in Nokia Customer Care.▪️Managed €250M annual purchase of mechanic, electro-mechanic spare parts and service tools for all Nokia`s handsets.▪️Built global purchasing organization by unifying four local teams in China, Korea, US and Finland.▪️Improved customer order fulfillment rates from 65% to 90% due to transfer to global working mode▪️Directed and coached 18 purchasing and demand planning professionals. ▪️Collaborated globally with external repair companies (=customers) ensuring on-time spare parts supplies for them▪️Managed multi-site inventories and deployment of it. ▪️Collaborated closely with own factories, suppliers, product development and repair workshops.▪️Initiated and developed processes with internal stakeholders and suppliers to improve cooperation, demand visibility, efficiency of purchasing and material life cycle management.

Tampere, Finland

▪️Owner of assigned global supply base and supply chain management.▪️ Managed one of the Nokia`s Tier 1 mechanics supplier globally, ensuring supply chain performance, cost competitiveness, quality and world class technology capability ▪️Managed supplier relationships, supplier and supply chain performance, sourcing strategy execution, negotiated all Nokia wide contracts and led price negotiations ▪️Supported all Nokia`s R&D sites and factories during whole product lifecycle time and managed all supplier related conflict issues.▪️Conducted early supplier involvement meetings ensuring cost optimized product-, and supply chain design, manufacturing technology and material selections.▪️Global point of contact between Nokia and supplier base.▪️Directed virtual team of four local purchasing managers in China, Europe and US.▪️Followed supplier market trends, manufacturing technologies, new material innovation and apply this knowledge to management level to influence future sourcing decisions.

Tampere, Finland

▪️As Senior Line Manager managed all department`s HR activities. ▪️Run personnel needs analysis and created job profiles and descriptions, building up the organization from 12 employees to 90▪️Created competence development plans for each individuals, managed recruitment, budget planning & follow up, strategy planning & execution and process development. ▪️Twice per year, run development discussion with each employee reviewing targets and set the new ones▪️Together with SW sourcing run supplier audits and participated in contract negotiation.

Tampere, Finland

▪️Led development and execution of new phone creation program. ▪️Managed business case creation, concepting, market research, program planning & progress, budget, risk management, coordination of program and sub-projects.

Salo, Finland

▪️Head of outsourcing of electronics manufacturing services in Europe and North America.▪️Developed and implemented outsourcing strategy.▪️Managed RFQs & RFPs activities and negotiated contracts & prices ▪️Ensured capacity creation at supplier factories. ▪️Ensured successful product ramp-ups, undistributed supplies, quality and cost development ▪️Collaborated with R&D and factories ensuring smooth information, material and technology transfer to supplier before production launch.

Linkoping, Sweden

▪️Managed sourcing and purchasing of Printed circuit boards, Cooling systems, outsourcing of electronic assemblies, Cable harnesses and Power supplies for computers. ▪️Managed supply chain creation and performance, supplier selection, evaluation and negotiated all contracts & prices ▪️Sourced and purchased new materials for R&D during product development and managed RFX process ▪️Constantly followed global supplier markets and technology trends with the aim of best in class technology selections and cost savings. ▪️ Analyzed supplier markets in low cost countries in Far East and implemented transfer from Europe to China and Thailand resulting remarkable cost savings.▪️Led team of two factory buyers in Finland