Leslie Kivioja

Experience

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  Metso Paper

  May 2005 - Sept 2007

  Marketing Assistant

  Daily marketing activities, customer event support, data management, marketing material improvement.Translations: machine training material translation and improvement, KnowPulp training environment translation.

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  Nokia Mobile Phones

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2010

  Accountant

  Project Revenue and CoS recognition, analyzing and monitoring accounts, preparing executive internal controls and balance sheet specifications, process support to internal partners; all done using SAP R/3 and Excel.

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  Freelance Consulting Project for AMCHAM High-Tech Entrepreneurship Committee

  Dec 2008 - May 2009

  Team Leader

  Creating a report on the Finnish ICT high-growth ecosystem for the Committee to use as a reference for goal-setting and future actions.As a team of 4 MSc and PhD studens, we conducted a research, which included interviews with several high-profile senior executives in the ICT industry in Finland, on the strengths and shorcomings of the econsystem. This paper was to set the basis for goalsetting and future course for the High-Tech Entrepreneurship Committee.

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  Kotibasaari.fi

  Nov 2011 - Oct 2014

  Entrepreneur in Residence

  Founding and management of home-based retail store Kotibasaari.fi Management, international purchase, import, fairs and customer events, B2C & B2B sales, e-commerce.

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  Blue Yonder

  Jun 2012 - Oct 2024

  Transforming Supply Chains one retailer at a time Responsible for the channel sales business at BY for CIS, Eastern and Northern Europe Managing partner-lead and channels sales engagements for JDA in EMEA. Supporting Alliance Sales Operations; legal, reporting and finance, liaison for training and enablement, joint marketing and sales-generation initiatives, partner enrollment and onboarding, alliance management, and customer support. Facilities management for Nordic countries and operations support for EMEA Alliances Management of the working environment and facilities for Finland and Sweden; negotiation and management of local contracts and purchases, invoice control, maintaining intranet sites, support to marketing and customer events.

  • Senior Account Manager

    Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

  • Account Manager, Int.

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Customer Executive

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Channel Sales Executive

    Jan 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Channels Sales Partner

    Jul 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Alliance Business Operations Specialist

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Administrative Coordinator & Alliance Operations

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Administrative Coordinator

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2015
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  Baxter Planning

  Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

  Regional Sales Manager

  Regional Sales Manager for Nordics at Baxter Planning - helping customers optimize spare parts management within complex service supply chains

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  RELEX Solutions

  Mar 2025 - now

  Sales Director