Akseli Keitaanniemi

Trade Manager Engineering, Energy & Industry

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland

About

Industrial engineer with a passion for innovation and strategic problem-solving. Focused on building relationships with key specifiers in Finland's construction industry. Let's connect and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Experience

  • Hilti Suomi (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Trade Manager Engineering, Energy & Industry
      Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
      Present

      - Holding responsibility for technical products, services, and the engineering business area, driving strategic development and growth - Developping and implementing strategies for technical solutions and service offerings to meet market and customer needs - Strengthening collaboration between engineering and sales teams to enhance solution delivery and commercial outcomes - Leading initiatives to improve technical competence across both engineering and sales teams through targeted development programs - Managing the deployment and adoption of new technical solutions and services within engineering teams - Monitoring the Energy and Industry sector, identifying growth opportunities and driving strategic initiatives

    • Key Account Engineer
      Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Sales Engineer
      Sep 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      - Owned and developed relationships with key structural design customers, leading technical marketing of Hilti’s engineering product portfolio across the western and central regions of Finland - Drove technical product sales for regional key projects, overseeing project execution and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-value solutions - Acted as a trusted advisor to engineers, contractors, and building owners by aligning technical solutions with commercial and project requirements - Led technical development for two sales teams by designing and delivering targeted training and coaching programs, improving technical expertise and sales effectiveness - Contributed to business growth by identifying project opportunities, influencing specifications, and supporting successful project acquisition

    • Technical Engineer
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2020 · 7 mos

      - Delivered high-quality engineering services, including technical support, calculations, modular support system design, and customer training - Specialized in firestop, anchoring, direct fastening, and modular installation systems - Combined technical expertise with strong commercial awareness to understand customer needs and propose optimal solutions for key projects - Provided training and technical support to sales teams and onboarded new engineering team members

  • Self Employed at AKVALA.FI
    Sep 2017 - Aug 2024 · 7 yrs

    Akvala is my project to learn a lot by doing. I wanted to combine my hobby with a dream of being an entrepreneur. Akvala is an aquarium e-commerce. I started my journey by buying the first e-commerce platform and one year later I built my own Woocommerce store - just to learn by doing. Now I am trying to get the hang of online marketing and SEO.

  • Engineering Summer Trainee at Hilti Suomi
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    Renovation, Building Materials and +2 skills

  • Engineering Trainee at Hilti Suomi
    Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos

  • Engineering Summer Trainee at Hilti Suomi
    May 2018 - Jul 2018 · 3 mos