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Gustaf Lilja

Gustaf Lilja

Staff Officer - Swedish Royal Navy Reserve

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business transformation | Leadership | Operational development | Process management |

  • Education

    • The Swedish Armed Forces Staff and War College

      2003 - 2004
      Acting Sub Lieutenant Navigation, artillery, naval tactics, leadership

      The education consisted both of theoretical and practical elements, which especially developed my analytical, leadership and group dynamic skills.

    • Lunds tekniska högskola / The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University

      2006 - 2011
      Master Mechanical Engineering with Technology Management

      - Master degree including business and technology subjects. Specialization in supply chain management, leadership and project management.- Master thesis at Scania Global Purchasing. Awarded as best master thesis in Sweden 2011 within the area of logistics by PLAN logistics association.

    • Università per Stranieri di Perugia

      2005 - 2005
      Language level 4 out of 5 Italian Studies and history 30/30

      Main subject was italian language and at this level it also included a specialization which in my case was history. The subjects included in my specialization was art history, italian literature and italian history.

  • Experience

    • Swedish Armed Forces

      Jun 2004 - now
      Staff Officer - Swedish Royal Navy Reserve

      Served in several positions, primarily as artillery officer and as Staff officer. In the former I managed the artillery section on board a fast patrol boat and in the latter I was part of a staff function managing a group of 4-8 ships.

    • Scania

      Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
      Master thesis employee

      Master thesis within the area of global purchasing and supply chain management at Scania Global Purchasing, Power Train, Forgings and Fasteners.Best master thesis in Sweden 2011 within the area of logistics by PLAN logistics association.

    • Novo Nordisk

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2017

      - Third rotation (8 months): project manager in aseptic production of insulin in Denmark. Responsible for implementation of a management and learning system for the factory's lean based systematic problem solving.- Second rotation (7 months): project manager within finished production of insulin pens in Montes Claros, Brazil. Responsible for a project where I mapped, visualized and optimized the workload on two assembly lines and two packaging lines. Also lead on lead-time improvement initiatives.- First rotation (9 months): project manager in the worlds largest insulin production facility, Kalundborg, Denmark. Responsible for creating a 10 year maintenance strategy for the factory. Show less

      • Associate Manager

        Jun 2015 - Apr 2017

      • Associate Manager

        Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

      • Product Supply Graduate

        Sept 2011 - Aug 2013

    • IKEA

      Jun 2018 - now

      Responsible for developing and standardizing the inbound flow of materials and how operational purchasing is performed globally for all Ikea Industry sites. Leading a matrix organisation throughout our company within the area handling both continuous improvements and defining our future strategy.Activities include:- Defining the strategic roadmap within the area- Leading a global matrix organisation within operational purchase- Acting project manager for projects digitalizing and improving the area- Update of ERP system- Responsible for global transformations within operational purchase Show less

      • Business Process Management Leader

        Feb 2024 - now

      • Process Development Leader

        May 2022 - Feb 2024

      • Global Process Leader - Source

        May 2017 - May 2022

      • Acting Strategy and Process Manager - Division Purchase

        Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gustaf Lilja
      Award for best thesis in the area of logistics PLAN logistics association Mar 2012 Gustaf Lilja and Malin Karlsson are awarded PLAN Logistics Association price for the best 2011 master thesis in logistics for their thesis "Can Scania be stronger Than Steel?". The thesis is performed at Scania's purchasing department and investigates possibilities and challenges when purchasing upstream in the supply chain. The thesis provides an analysis of an area that will increasingly come into focus due to squeezed margins and intense competition. The thesis is very well written and have… Show more Gustaf Lilja and Malin Karlsson are awarded PLAN Logistics Association price for the best 2011 master thesis in logistics for their thesis "Can Scania be stronger Than Steel?". The thesis is performed at Scania's purchasing department and investigates possibilities and challenges when purchasing upstream in the supply chain. The thesis provides an analysis of an area that will increasingly come into focus due to squeezed margins and intense competition. The thesis is very well written and have a technical level that is very high. The method is very suitable for the study and described excellent. The choice of theory is good for the studied area. The extensive empirical data based on several companies other than the host company provides broad insights in the subject.The authors' model development is commendable and creative. The authors' conclusions are interesting and demonstrates the difficulty of finding all relevant theories to assess how to handle contacts with suppliers. The authors conclusions that the problems examined also exists in other companies and that the solutions should be company specific are very relevant. In addition, the relationships between the parties involved is essential.Helena Forslund och Oskar JellboPLAN logistics association Show less