Nelli Sirén Email & Phone Number

Helsinki, Fi

Söderkulla, Uusimaa, Finland

Responsible for managing and developing the global sourcing of wheels & castors, plastic components, fasteners, straps & textiles, plywood and stickers at K.Hartwall.Responsibilities- Manage the supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending- Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies- Create strategic partnerships with stakeholders- Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and create methods to decrease expenditure- Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency- Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes- Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking- Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques- Discover and partner with new vendors- Project development support- Internal audits- Sourcing automation process development- Oversee and support operative purchasing

In my role as a purchaser, I’m responsible for executing procurement of spices, herbs, nuts & contract manufactured items.My role includes both monitoring and forecasting upcoming levels of demand due to production while determining right quantity and suitable timing of deliveries. A key part of my role is to work together with our quality team to ensure our raw materials are always up to excepted quality levels. I’m also responsible for the correct invoicing and payment regarding my purchases. Moreover, supplier relationship management and open dialogue with external stakeholders is a significant part of my role. Ensuring good communication and transparency in operations is a key to success in this role.As sustainability and ethical business practices are a in a crucial role in procurement of raw materials, our procurement is guided by strict quality specifications. Hence, together with my team, evaluating and auditing suppliers and farmers is also a fundamental part of my job.

• Purchase orders, stock transfers• Order and delivery planning & tracking of production in accordance with material needs and manufacturing programs• Ensuring the availability and dispute of materials• Daily communication with production, logistics and suppliers• Data maintenance and use of ERP• Purchase invoice processingAdditionally substituting for Financial assistant being responsible for payment management, accounting tasks & invoice processingMasters Thesis Project - Creating a sustainability framework for supplier evaluation- Scientific research & interviews to form a framework to follow- Created a digital survey to use in supplier evaluation process

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Master'S Degree, Supply Management

M.Sc in Economics and Business Administration Master's Programme in Supply Management. Focus on supply strategies, global challenges.

Bachelor'S Degree, Selling Skills And Sales Operations

Secondary School Graduate, Psychology