”Minna is an experienced change leader who views transformation through end-to-end business processes in the whole value chain. With collaboration, curiosity and vast international experience, she adapts program management methodologies according to the company’s needs. Always asking ‘why’, not only ‘what’, she commits herself to bringing the best out of change in processes, people and organisation structures. Her functional backbone is in operations optimisation and strategy execution.”
Special skills
Integrated Business Planning concept development (incl. Finance planning, S&OP, product portfolio planning, executive decision-making)
Process development (strategic, tactical, operational)
Supply chain design, segmentation and end-to-end cost optimization
Performance management (value levers & KPIs)
Operating model design
Financial accounting and business controlling
Change management
Program management & methodologies (e.g. SAFe 5 ®, other agile methods, waterfall, hybrid,…)
Strengths
High drive to achieve best results and added value fitting to specific environments and needs
Broad cultural and global perspective with ability to drive multi-cultural programs in different locations
Empathetic leader who is motivated from enabling people to reach the common goals together with excellent problem solving and collaboration skills
Business management consulting background with a strong international footprint (e.g. Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Finland)
Integrated business planning management and business controlling in global operations
Operations vision and strategy definition and execution projects, i.e. supply chain optimization
Leading and supporting business transformations, mergers and split-ups in various business roles through all the program phases from initiation, planning to post-go live support.
Performance management development in operations
Further work experience in banking and stock derivatives trading
Education
M.Soc.Sc (Economics) in Helsinki University (2008)
BBA from Haaga-Helsinki University of Applied Sciences (Finance) (2002)
Harvard Business Publishing's (HBP) Leadership Development program for Leader of Leaders (2018)
