Jouko Laakso

Helping companies to improve their performance through better planning and performance management practices.

Responsible for sales & operations planning process and meat allocation in all group countries Finland, Sweden, Denmark and in Baltics. Implemented S&OP process in all countries. Team member in business development projects (e.g. master data management, product costing). Project manager for Rauma plant turn around project which delivered remarkable improvements (Q4 2018 and Q1 2019). Implemented supply line based master scheduling process (rough cut capacity planning). #Sales & Operations planning, #Strategy execution, #Demand Planning, #Project Management, #Change Management, #Company Culture, #Logistics, #Continuous Improvement, #Supply Chain Management, #Performance Management, #Six Sigma, #Process Design, #Lean Manufacturing, #Supplier Performance, #Operations Management, #Quality Management, #Sourcing, #Strategic Planning, #Forecasting, #Communication Skills, #Excel, #English, #Business Strategy, #Leadership, #Analytics, #Stakeholder management, #Matrix organization, #B2B, #Business-to-Business, #Supply Chain Operations, #Key Performance Indicators, #KPI, #Presentations, #Presentation skills, #PowerPoint, #Transformation, #Business Process, #Microsoft Office

Responsible for demand planning and distribution center operations. Drove continuous improvement in picking operations which resulted remarkable annual savings. Integrated operational demand planning with financial forecasting. Project manager for Supply Chain part of company wide operational excellence program. Program delivered great results on Supply Chain area. Responsible for designing new S&OP process and it's linkage to IT-systems, change management road shows, process training and IT-tool training. #Sales & Operations planning, #Strategy execution, #Demand Planning, #Project Management, #Change Management, #Company Culture, #Logistics, #Continuous Improvement, #Supply Chain Management, #Performance Management, #Six Sigma, #Process Design, #Lean Manufacturing, #Supplier Performance, #Operations Management, #Quality Management, #Sourcing, #Strategic Planning, #Forecasting, #Communication Skills, #Excel, #English, #Business Strategy, #Leadership, #Analytics, #Stakeholder management, #Matrix organization, #B2B, #Business-to-Business, #Supply Chain Operations, #Key Performance Indicators, #KPI, #Presentations, #Presentation skills, #PowerPoint, #Transformation, #Business Process, #Microsoft Office

Project manager for Supply Chain part of company wide operational excellence program. Program delivered great results on Supply Chain area, with savings of several hundred thousands annually. Responsible for designing new S&OP process, change management road shows and process trainings. #Sales & Operations planning, #Strategy execution, #Demand Planning, #Project Management, #Change Management, #Company Culture, #Logistics, #Continuous Improvement, #Supply Chain Management, #Performance Management, #Six Sigma, #Process Design, #Lean Manufacturing, #Supplier Performance, #Operations Management, #Quality Management, #Sourcing, #Strategic Planning, #Forecasting, #Communication Skills, #Excel, #English, #Business Strategy, #Leadership, #Analytics, #Stakeholder management, #Matrix organization, #B2B, #Business-to-Business, #Supply Chain Operations, #Key Performance Indicators, #KPI, #Presentations, #Presentation skills, #PowerPoint, #Transformation, #Business Process , #Microsoft Office

Orchestrated cross border production planning and 3rd country meat import. Project manager for design and implementation of company wide demand planning process and tool Quintiq Demand Planner. Core team member in production planning tool design and implementation (SWD PES).

Responsible for different improvement projects such as LEAN practices implementation, SAP APO development, streamlining material/product flow. Program manager in Finland for company wide cost saving program. Team member in MES tool IT-project on process design and supplier selection phase.

Responsible for outsourced / cross border production. Task includes partner negotiations, leading production planning and project management in launching new operations.

Planning and implementation of tailor made process for special customer needs which cannot be fulfilled with standard DHL service products. Operating cost modelling for tenders. Project manager for several different cross functional projects, e.g. re-planning of whole linehaul network, incl. subcontractor negotiations, on 2008.

Responsible for equipment used in terminal and delivery operations. Planning of terminal layouts and material flows. Implementation of DHL's global processes and conduction of audits.

Implementation of DHL's global processes and conduction of audits. Quality Management, Operational Excellence, Six Sigma and business development.

Operations performance management including performance measurements and supervision of corrective actions. Project manager for IT-project of mobile courier management system. #Quality Management, #Operational Excellence, #Six Sigma.

Operations performance measurements and analysis. Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, data mining, KPI reporting, continuous improvement.