Mikko Hakala
Program Manager
"Mikko has strong experience in IT and Business transformation programs, post-merger integrations and supply chain management."
Special skills
Legal entity mergers and post-merger integration
Accounting, financial reporting and management reporting
Re-organizations and cost & revenue improvement projects
Sales, forecast, order, manufacturing, distribution, NPI processes
Logistics outsourcing and LSP integration
Data warehouses and analytics
Digital services development and go-to-market
SAP and SalesForce configuration and deployment
Systems integration
Digital marketing and related data analytics
Consumer data privacy and data security
Strengths
Analytical & structural – ability to see big picture, forms actionable plans
Implementation - ability to team-up with all levels of organization, consults, vendors and cultures to get difficult changes done
Business and functional know-how – leadership positions in manufacturing & distribution, finance, R&D, IT and service business
Technical know-how – hands-on experience in implementing SAP, SalesForce, Oracle HFM & EssBase, integrations and data analytics
International experience - worked as expat in China, India, USA, Brazil
Relevant experience
Creating Corporate Restructuring guideline for major global corporation
Leading several Nokia-Alcatel-Lucent acquisition integration projects
Leading carve-out and new process & IT implementation in BU acquisition
Leading mobile payment service deployment with banks in India and Pakistan
Distribution hub establishment and outsourcing with TNT, DHL and Ziegler
Green field factory establishment in USA and India
Business control and R&D portfolio management Nokia Brazil
PMO in global SAP deployment to Nokia Networks plants & distribution hubs
Manufacturing lines IoT integration to MES systems
Leading several cost & revenue improvement projects in Nokia CFO
Managing several ERP deployments to Accenture clients
Education
M.Sc.in Industrial Engineering & Management
MBA in Northwestern University, Kellogg
Post-graduation courses in Wharton and MIT on M&A, working in boards and technology portfolio management
Six Sigma champion
Scrum Master
Scrum Product Owner