Fredrik Grankull

Local Business Line Manager, Finland, Process Industries

Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

About

Experienced Vice President Of Distribution with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Power Transmission, Value Selling, Control Systems Design, and Electrical Wiring. Strong business development professional with a Bsc focused in Electrical Engineering from Vasa Yrkeshögsskola.

Experience

  • Local Business Line Manager, Finland, Process Industries at ABB
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for leading the Pulp and Paper, Mining, Metals, and Growth Industries Business Lines on a local level. Managing the shared resource pools, as well as assume fiduciary duties and represent the Division Process Industries in Finland.

  • Vice President, Substations and Power Distribution at VEO Oy
    Aug 2015 - Dec 2022 · 7 yrs 5 mos

    http://www.veo.fi/

  • ABB (20 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Sales Manager, Process Industry, Pulp & Paper
      Mar 2000 - Jul 2015 · 15 yrs 5 mos

      Solution Sales for Pulp&Paper Customers globally Sales Management During my years in ABB I have worked as Sales Manager both for Power Systems, Substations and now currently for Process Industry, Electrification. Currently I work as Senior Sales Manager for the Finnish Local Business unit PAPI - PMC (Paper, Metals and Cement), mainly concentrating on Pulp & Paper Customers. Segment Leader, Senior Sales Manager, Local Business unit PAPI - PMC (1.1.2004 - current) I work as sales responsible for sales pursuits belonging to the local Finnish organization. Globally the unit has been a COE (centre of excellence) for Electrification in Pulp & Paper globally. In Finland the unit has the responsibility to cover the whole Process Industry segment, not only Pulp & Paper. Customers can be local Finnish end customers and OEM's within the Process Industry segment. Also depending on our strategy, customer relationship, project complexity, lack of local company presence or competence they can also be global end customers or OEM's all over the world but then only within Pulp & Paper. Strategic Account Manager for Stora Enso globally Account manager for Valmet Tissue in Sweden

    • Purchasing Manager, Process Industry, Pulp & Paper
      Feb 2002 - Aug 2003 · 1 yr 7 mos

      The unit is an pure Project unit that executes Electrification projects within the Industry segment. On a Global level mainly within Pulp and Paper Industry, in Finland we serve the whole Industry segment. In my role as Purchasing Manager, the main task was to support the sales and our project execution teams. I was in charge of negotiation yearly agreements with our own factories and 3rd party suppliers. Also finding, reviewing and auditing new suppliers was a part of the job description. As the deliveries in the project spans from High Voltage equipment down to auxiliary systems and equipments to installation materials, the amount of suppliers to manage is large. In EPC projects where installation and other site services was included, it was also my responsibility to find and assess local suppliers and contractors and to negotiate Contract's with the selected ones. As the Purchasing Manager I was part of the unit's management team and was the team leader of the purchasing and project forwarding and logistic teams.

    • Project Manager, Process Industry, Pulp & Paper
      Mar 2000 - Mar 2003 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Pohjolan Voima (11 mos)
    • Bsc Thesis, Electrical System Study of Kristiina Power Plant
      Sep 1994 - Mar 1995 · 7 mos

    • Foreman Trainee, Power Plant, Electrical systems maintenance
      May 1994 - Sep 1994 · 5 mos

  • Foreman Trainee, Power Plant, Electrical systems maintenance at Pohjolan Voima
    May 1993 - Sep 1993 · 5 mos