Fredrik Johansson

Interim Dec 25-May 26

Developing and implementing new technology and ways of working, creating and sharing best practice across markets. Leading both operational excellence initiatives in operations and commercial organisation as well as technical product development with software development team. Managing team of operations specialists/product managers.

Developing and implementing new technology and ways of working, creating and sharing best practice across markets. Leading operational excellence initiatives in operations and commercial organisation. Managing team of operations specialist

Offer strategic and operational advice, hands on support with implementation and change management. Focus on operations and supply chain, purchasing, category and product management, digitalization and product, either as consulting or interim management assignments. 2021/22, Interim Head of Product Management, Purchasing & Supply Chain, Essve 2021, Digitalization strategy for Industrial Distributor 2020/21, Interim Head of PMO, Essve 2019/20, Interim Senior Project Manager, Business Sweden, Kenya

Member of management team with responsibility for product management and development, strategic and operational purchasing, supply chain & quality including in-house packing line - Led staff in Sweden, Taiwan and China, (~30 employees, 12 direct reports) - Managed supply chain through post COVID period, enabling ESSVE to maintain the best delivery quality in the market

Led and executed initiatives post ERP (Dynamics 365) go live within supply chain, product management, IT and sales. Reporting to management team - Redesign of order process, which reduced logistics cost and improved delivery performance - Implemented more efficient way of working across departments

Sales and delivery of consulting projects within market entry, business development and governmental relations across Africa. - Managed strategic customers and built new relationships. - Led work on business model innovation - Co-led supply chain practice in Africa Key role in developing the team and transforming the way we worked in Africa, and building a new and stronger team culture.

Lori, a logistic tech company, is one of Africa’s fastest growing start-ups with the mission to lower the cost of goods in Africa, and to transform the logistics industry on the continent. Joined as one of the first executives and built up operations from scratch, which enabled extremly rapid growth (x2.5 first year and >100% YoY for 3 years). Scaled process and organization across East and West Africa. Led operations organization (+50 people, 5 direct reporting managers) including field operations, customer service, transporter and cargo matching, data tracking. Led and established product operations functions where key deliverables included: implementation of first ERP system; automated invoicing; procurement process. Lori is the winner of: TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017; Fastest Growing Company - Global Africa Business Awards 2018; AppsAfrica Innovation Awards: Best Mobility Solution 2019, and selected as Technology pioneer by World Economic Forum. Recognized by Financial Times as the 7th fastest growing company in Africa 2017-20. https://www.ft.com/africas-fastest-growing-companies

Led Gigant's production, supply chain and purchasing organization (~25 employees and 5 direct reporting managers) with full budget responsibility. Member of business area management team. Enlargement of role as Head of logistics and purchasing (see below). Implemented a new production planning process, KPI structure and supplier improvement program which improved workshop delivery performance with 7%-points. Supplier delivery performance has increased with 15%-points. Improved staff cooperation between sites.

Strategic and operational responsible for purchasing and logistics. Member of business area management team. Developed and implemented new supply chain strategy with focus on creating customer value. The strategy resulted in a new logistics footprint going from 3 to 1 warehouses; reduction of missed warehouse deliveries with 40%; a supplier improvement program that yielded a 10%-point increase in delivery performance; new customer offering for project deliveries; improved packing; digital tools for faster goods tracking and better delivery information. Implemented CSR and supply chain evaluation process including factory audits on European and Asian suppliers.

Led product management and purchasing of workplace equipment and environmental safety products (~30MSUD) with ~10 direct reports. Member of business area management team. Introduced a new organization with increased employee motivation and 20% lower cost. Improved gross margin through supplier negotiations and pricing projects. Developed and launched a new offering of environmental safety products that has grown from 10% to 15% of total revenues. It included the merger of a specialist subsidiary with our parent company, which improved customer satisfaction, lowered cost and created a scalable offering.

Managed strategic and organizational change projects within category and product management, supply chain and procurement Developed and implemented a strategic partnership program for key suppliers, which improved EBIT-margin with 1 p.p. for one of the group subsidiaries

Master thesis written in Tanzania on how to develop the private solar cell market. Thesis sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).