Tarja Heikkilä

Product Manager @ Metsä Spring

About

Experienced and energetic leader in packaging and food industries. Passionate about boosting customers' businesses through sustainable solutions and continuous development of internal operations. Leadership positions in sales and marketing, sourcing and logistics in the international business environment. Great skills in coordination, cross-functional team work and business development with proactive, accountable hands-on approach. Commands respect and recognition among diverse stakeholders due to open and transparent style, innovative solution orientation and keeping commitments to all parties. Fluent communication in Finnish and in English.

Country

Finland

City

Ylöjärvi

Industry

Packaging & Containers

Skill

International Business, International Sales, Key Account Management, Forecasting, Account Management, Sales Management, Continuous Improvement, Logistics, Purchasing, Leadership, Sourcing, Six Sigma, Management, Packaging, Contract Negotiation, Product Development, Change Management, P&L Management, Manufacturing, Plastics

Experience

Product Manager

Metsä Spring

2022-3 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Sales and marketing director

Jospak Oy

2021-1 - 2022-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Forssa, Southern Finland, Finland

Managing Director

Jospak Oy

2016-3 - 2021-1 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Forssa Area, Finland

Successful commercialization of new sustainable Jospak® cardboard tray solution to the international markets. Creating Jospak brand and concepting the packaging solution. Setting up the reference site with the team. Business development planning and networking widely with various stakeholders. Jospak is producing and marketing sustainable tray packaging solution for the food industry. It combines the best functionalities of board and plastics without compromising on the performance. For more information please visit our website http://www.jospak.com/ and contact me for any further inquiries.

Sourcing and logistics director

Func Food Finland

2014-4 - 2016-2 · 1 yr 11 mos

Tampere

Sourcing of ingredients, RTC products and packaging solutions for sports nutrition, healthy snacking and superfood categories. Creating, managing and developing global supply chains for Func Food´s products, i.e. Contract manufacturing, co-packing and outsourcing logistics services. Closely co-operating with new product development and graphic packaging design.

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Suominen Corporation

2014-2 - 2014-3 · 2 mos

Sourcing and logistics director

Suominen Corporation

2013-10 - 2014-3 · 6 mos

Tampere

Direct sourcing of raw materials such as PE/PP granulates, recycled materials, additives, pigments, printing inks, other chemicals, plastic films and packaging materials for the production sites in Finland and in Poland. Indirect sourcing of logistics services, waste management, food service, cleaning service etc. Development of strategic and operative purchasing. Close cross-functional co-operation with product development and production.