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Tampere, Finland

Coaching and supporting Finnish companies with their growth and internationalization plans. My area of expertise include companies mainly in ICT ut also in manufacturing fields.

Tangxia, Guandong Province, China

• Responsible for the P&L and strategic planning for the manufacturer of industrial, telecom, medical and higher-end consumer electronics products with 370 employees.
• Turned declining sales into a steady growth rate of 12% in 2018 and 16% increase Q1/2019, overall 20% growth expected for 2019.
• Drove profit increases of 15% in 2018 and 73% in Q1/2019.
• Developed and implemented strategies for entering into medical market and by creating stronger value proposition for… Show more
• Developed and implemented strategies for entering into medical market and by creating stronger value proposition for customers. Arranged trainings and restructured the organization to secure sustainable growth. Show less

Shanghai, China

• Managed P&L for two large scale factories. Closed one factory after the operations were consolidated to Jingjiang location.
• In addition to factory operations, I was also given a responsibility to lead sourcing in APAC and NEA regions.

Shanghai, China

• Expanded on the general manager role to integrate Chinese JV operations in Jingjiang into the Konecranes operational model. The total number of employees within these two factories was over 800 and the sales was about.
• Implemented new technologies, evaluated and improved workflows, addressed health, safety, environment and quality issues, and implemented SAP.

Shanghai City, China

• Led management for the P&L OF A FACTORY WITH 340 employees.
• The factory produced mainly high volume of standard / mass customized mechanical and electrical crane components but also some low volume / custom designed electrical E-rooms for highly customized smart and ports cranes.
• Increased delivery performance from 30% to 92% within the first four months even the volumes were record high.

Dalian, China

• Managed a business unit responsible for building custom components for specialty cranes, with 60 employees.
• Established a legal business entity, a financial department and overall organizational structure.
• Lifted operations from job shop to become process-oriented factory which led to the award of the second-best supply unit within the corporation globally.

Columbia, SC, USA

• I was responsible for developing a reliable and cost-efficient supply chain for newly opened large-scale factory
• Led the analysis of over 100 supplier candidates to supply manufactured parts such as machined parts, sheet metal parts and large welded steel structures.
• Negotiated prices below industry standards.
• Developed a close partnership with handful of suppliers which were providing high quality parts timely and cost efficiently for the factory

• Led global sales initiatives for established and new markets, flipping declining sales to 120% growth.
• Fostered relationships with value added resellers including new markets in Australia, Russia, Italy and Germany.
• Trained distributors on consultative sales techniques and product advantages.
• Defined and submitted requests for product modifications and new development.

• Managed car wash machine projects for key accounts such as Hertz, Walmart, Sam’s Club, United Auto Group, and more.
• Developed value added services for the key accounts which helped the company to differentiate from the competition

• Managed car wash machine projects for key accounts such as Hertz, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and more.
• Developed and provided additional engineering, project management and consultation support which added value for the key accounts

ENGINEERING MANAGER June 2001 - April 2003OPERATIONS MANAGERApril 1998 - June 2001DESING ENGINEER February 1997 - March 1998ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST