Kimmo Kilpeläinen

Senior Managing Consultant

“Kimmo is a skilled director, capable of creating actions to support the company strategy and leading people through change in a persistent, yet kind way.”

Special skills

Procurement maturity analysis, strategy, roadmap and KPI’s.
Inbound/outbound logistic development and management.
Warehouse management.
People management, motivation and team setup establishment.
Post-merger integration.
New processes, ERP implementation and master data management (SAP, Siebel, Dynamics 365 F&O).
Procurement processes and vendor development.
Vendor risk analysis and assessments.
Spare part sourcing.

Strengths

Good balance between an analytical mindset and soft skills.
Strong communication and change management skills. Leading organisations through challenging global or change situations, in multicultural environment (Ukraine war, Trade war with Russia…).
Wide understanding of supply chain structure.
Ability to lead projects and programs with a hands-on approach.
As a personality: energetic, positive, outgoing and persistent.

Relevant experience

15+ years of procurement and supply chain experience in the fields of manufacturing, project and spare parts businesses.
Transportation and warehouse development. From floorwork to strategy creation and outsourcing.
10+ years of leading multicultural staff and managing changes in Europe, APAC and Americas.
IT and process change management in multiple European countries, India, Singapore, China and USA.
Process flows from ERP to ERP.
Master data preparation, enrichment and maintenance.
Internal and external change management and communication.

Education

M.Sc (Eng) Logistics and procurement. Jyväskylä 2017.
B.Sc (Eng) Logistics and material management. Forssa 2006.
Business School. Marketing. Pieksämäki 2001.

Multiple procurement and supply chain courses including sustainability and responsibility.
Multiple managerial courses including coaching and situational leadership.
Service management training. Konecranes 2016.
Konecranes Academy 2014.
Supplier assessment. Det Norske Veritas. 2009.

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Kimmo Kilpeläinen

Senior Managing Consultant

“Kimmo is a skilled director, capable of creating actions to support the company strategy and leading people through change in a persistent, yet kind way.”

Special skills

Procurement maturity analysis, strategy, roadmap and KPI’s.
Inbound/outbound logistic development and management.
Warehouse management.
People management, motivation and team setup establishment.
Post-merger integration.
New processes, ERP implementation and master data management (SAP, Siebel, Dynamics 365 F&O).
Procurement processes and vendor development.
Vendor risk analysis and assessments.
Spare part sourcing.

Strengths

Good balance between an analytical mindset and soft skills.
Strong communication and change management skills. Leading organisations through challenging global or change situations, in multicultural environment (Ukraine war, Trade war with Russia…).
Wide understanding of supply chain structure.
Ability to lead projects and programs with a hands-on approach.
As a personality: energetic, positive, outgoing and persistent.

Relevant experience

15+ years of procurement and supply chain experience in the fields of manufacturing, project and spare parts businesses.
Transportation and warehouse development. From floorwork to strategy creation and outsourcing.
10+ years of leading multicultural staff and managing changes in Europe, APAC and Americas.
IT and process change management in multiple European countries, India, Singapore, China and USA.
Process flows from ERP to ERP.
Master data preparation, enrichment and maintenance.
Internal and external change management and communication.

Education

M.Sc (Eng) Logistics and procurement. Jyväskylä 2017.
B.Sc (Eng) Logistics and material management. Forssa 2006.
Business School. Marketing. Pieksämäki 2001.

Multiple procurement and supply chain courses including sustainability and responsibility.
Multiple managerial courses including coaching and situational leadership.
Service management training. Konecranes 2016.
Konecranes Academy 2014.
Supplier assessment. Det Norske Veritas. 2009.