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Kristianstad, Skåne County, Sweden

Älmhult, Sweden

As Project Partner, my assignment is to lead strategic projects for IKEA Purchasing. Lead both strategic and tactical projects including:- Organizational restructures, strategy development, investment feasibility analysis, IT Feasibility studies, IT system implementation/roll-.outs, capacity expansion, production automation, new partner selection, business feasibility studies, challenge ways of working- Indirectly lead project teams accross different businesses and geographies of up to 30 people- Educate my team in new digital tools and coming digital trends including AI and Deep Learning, Blockchain, Robotics (including visual recognition), IoT/IoAT, augmented reality- Communicate results to senior leadership teams throughout Inter IKEA- Coordinate and lead projects accross legal businesses and groups- Tender and coordinate with external consultants to complete project deliverables

Älmhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden

As Category Analyst my assignment was to lead analysis and tactical projects for IKEA Purchasing. Lead both operational and tactical projects such as: - Business effectiveness analysis, review and standardization of processes, tendering/RFQ’s, add hoc analysi´s- Lead tactical problem solving with analysis to draw conclusions- System super user for RFx tendering system- Lead and support team development initiatives

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

As Business Manager I held a key position on the leadership team and lead a team of 15 people, set business development strategy, developed business goals and managed pricing process.Responsible for finance including:- A/R, A/P, business metrics, budgeting, financial reporting and reconciliation, customer credit, bad debt and loan mediation- Managed all pricing processes, pricing updates, process optimization and customer pricing issues. - Local super user for legacy system and implemented ERP system. Within the implimenation project I oversaw the accounting/administration system regarding system configuration, transition, training, change management, and district communication. - Accountable for customer credit management in close cooperation with customer and salespeople - Created new templates and systems to help analyze and present more effective reports on business performance, market conditions, and sales performance- Managed Administration team of 15 located accross 6 different locations in Western Canada- Hired and onboarded new team members- Managed performance and reviews, compensations, conflict resolution, and personnel development- Negotiated and managed pipeline for cereal raw materials including risk management and quality assurance during training

Canada

- Assisted in creating a business plan that restructured the business model completely, utilizing existing technology, we re-imagined how to use it in a new context to better utilize our existing land base and increase production output- Responsible for following through with the setup and labour involved in the restructuring. The result was a more productive and streamlined operation with less stress on the farm animals- Assisted in strategy development and budgeting for the business and operational procurement- Ensuring the health of the land and cattle- Operating and fixing heavy machinery

- Led a project that centered around an entrepreneurial business planning competition which had 8 different project partners and around 75 stakeholders. The project was a success and under budget- Learned proper project planning including setting realistic timelines that align with the company decision making hierarchy with regular milestones for accurate measurement and communication - Responsible for budgeting and setting project goals- Learned the value of networks and project management