Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Experienced Head Of Logistics with a demonstrated history of working in the paper & forest products industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, International Shipping, Chartering, Rail- and Road logistics, Logistics Network Planning and Continuous Improvement. Strong operations and sourcing professional with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) focused in Industrial Management. Enthusiastic of of seeking new solutions and technology for sustainable logistics.
- Strategical development of Pulp and Timber BA´s Global Logistics network and services, aligned with Business Area strategy. - Management of Pulp BA´s end-to-end logistics planning & operations. - Dispatch operations of Pulp mills located in Finland. - Maritime operations ex Uruguay & Finland to global markets. - Distribution operations in EMEIA, N-America and APAC markets. - Management of Pulp BA´s EMEIA Customer Service Operations. - People development. - Data-, reporting and logistics optimization development, supporting Business Area decision making. - Cost management/ownership of UPM Pulp´s global logistics operations. - Global supplier relationship management. - Participation on strategical sourcing activities and decision making of maritime transportation and port handling services. - Ownership of sourcing activities and supplier relation management of Pulp- and Timber land transportation logistics. - Pulp Logistics process owner. - Management of organization +20 professionals, located in 3 different continent. - Supply Chain & Sales Management Team member.
- Establishment of UPM Pulp Global Logistics Team under Pulp Supply Chain and Tools & Processes organization. - Management of Pulp Business global end-to-end logistics operations. - Maritime operations ex Finland and Uruguay to global Pulp markets. - Distribution operations in EMEIA, N-America and APAC markets. - Development of global logistics reporting capabilities and performance measurement metrics. - Pulp global logistics network development and supplier relation management. - Management of land transportation contracts globally. - Participation of strategical sourcing processes of maritime transportation and port handling services. - Member of Pulp Supply Chain management team.
- Management of UPM Pulp Business Supply Chain operations. - Establishing and leading Pulp SC team responsible of production & delivery planning from mills to customers. - Steering maritime operations of Global Pulp Logistics. - Development of Pulp Business Supply Chain & Logistics Operations. - Sourcing of road-and rail logistics services in Finland and Europe. - Participating sourcing processes of Pulp maritime services and port operations. - Project team member of Uruguay development project (Paso De Los Toros mill), responsible of tendering and sourcing railway and port handling services in Uruguay and negotiating ocean shipping contracts ex Uruguay.
Management of Deep Sea Break Bulk operations - Sourcing of break bulk maritime and port operation services. - Execution of annual tendering processes. - Management of maritime transportations (planning & execution) in following areas: - Euca Pulp maritime operations ex Uruguay to global Pulp markets. - Euca Pulp transshipment operations in Europe. - Break Bulk paper shipments from Europe to US. - Pigments import from US and South-America to Finland. - Timber and Pulp shipments from Finland to Mediterranean area (Europe and North-Africa). - 2,5 milj. tons of volume managed annually. - People management and development. - Management team member UPM Logistics.
2004 - 2011, Specialist, Traffic operations & Chartering Main responsibilities: - Wooden raw materials and pigments import operations and chartering from Europe and US to Finland - T/C vessel operations of UPM´s conventional fleet - Management of daily operations of 2 x 4200 dwt and 2 x 3300 dwt vessels for UPM own system traffics (Pulp, Timber, Plywood wooden raw materials and China Clay - Schedule and operations planning jointly with shippers and suppliers (port operators, ship agents, shipbrokers, . - Accounting and cost management of t/c vessels. - Bunkering activities. - Laytime calculations. - Chartering of conventional fleet for market cargoes. - Overseas Pulp and pigments shipping operations.