“Erik has over 25 years experience from leading the operative business organization and IT solution management, project management, process and concept development within the supply chain management area. His areas of expertise are strong within Sourcing and Procurement, Materials Management, ICT, R&D, Production Planning and Finance interfaces. In addition to the electronics industry he has experience from aerospace, automobile, shipbuilding, chemical and process industries.”
Special skills
IT Management & IT Portfolio Management
Strategies and business development
Large and complex IT program/project management
Leading business and IT transformations: roadmap creation, facilitating changes, supplier and technology evaluations, E2E implementation and deployment of new capabilities and services, process and concept development, requirement management
Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Procurement, Materials Management, Supply Planning, Production and Finance Processes
Business Process Management and Analytics
Digital transformation in Sourcing and Procurement
Strengths
Driver of change with a can-do attitude
Target and result orientated
Ability to lead programs and projects with proven results
Coordination and organizational skills
Visionary, analytical and systematic – ability to build big picture and dependencies
Leading in multicultural and virtual setup•Strong development mindset (business, own work, self)
Relevant experience
Over 25 years of experience in leading large-scale business process transformation and digitalization programs and projects
Over 20 years of experience in project, program management, process and concept development roles in Sourcing and Procurement
Over 10+ years various responsibilities in operative Sourcing and Procurement
Most recent and relevant industry experience:
IT project manager for Sourcing and Procurement digitalization and Big Data and Analytics projects in telecommunication industry
Education
Master of Science (Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics), Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland
Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, UK
Jan 2017, Diploma in IT leadership – Future CIO, Aalto Pro, Helsinki, Finland
