Antti Pokkinen

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Angestellt, Assortment Manager, Consumer Tissue, Essity GmbH

München, Deutschland

Über mich

Paper and packaging industry professional with diverse experience and international business exposure at a world leading forest products company. Strong track record from managing complex topics and executing projects with high efficiency: - led cross-functional teams to streamline and optimise the graphic paper offering and deliveries across multiple production units - developed paper products for packaging solutions - created and implemented sourcing strategies for new and existing chemical sourcing categories with total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) principle - solved business conflicts with both customers and raw material suppliers globally - improved product portfolio management processes to increase effectiveness and transparency Optimistic, open minded and diplomatic team player achieving set targets with persuasive and persistent approach. Strategic mindset and capability to see the big picture meets hands-on and can-do attitude.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Produktmanagement
Strategic planning
Leading cross-functional teams
International Project Management
Presentation skills
Emotional Intelligence

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Antti Pokkinen

  • Bis heute 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, seit Nov. 2021

    Assortment Manager, Consumer Tissue

    Essity GmbH

  • 7 Jahre und 10 Monate, Jan. 2014 - Okt. 2021

    Product Portfolio Director

    UPM

    Global product portfolio manager at the world leading graphic paper producer; responsible for the graphic paper portfolio, produced in eight manufacturing sites across Europe and USA

  • 4 Jahre, Jan. 2010 - Dez. 2013

    Category Buyer

    UPM

    Global direct material sourcing at a world leading label laminate producer; responsible for category spend management for several chemical subcategories across 12 production units in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America

  • 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, März 2007 - Jan. 2010

    Technical Customer Service Engineer

    UPM

    Paper mill technical representative in packaging and label paper product development projects and claims, responsible for the key customer globally as well as all customers in the Americas and Asia-Pacific

  • 4 Jahre und 9 Monate, Juni 2002 - Feb. 2007

    Development Engineer

    UPM

    Coordination and implementation of raw material, production process and product quality development activities at the magazine paper production unit - Seconded to Process Engineer at packaging and label paper production unit during 2004 - Additional responsibility as Technical Customer Service Engineer for magazine papers in 2006

Ausbildung von Antti Pokkinen

  • 7 Jahre und 1 Monat, Sep. 1995 - Sep. 2002

    Paper technology

    Helsinki University of Technology

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Finnisch

    Muttersprache

  • Deutsch

    Fließend

  • Schwedisch

    Gut

  • Spanisch

    Grundlagen

Interessen

Telemark-skiing
Golf (Sport)
Nature and Wildlife

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