Susanna Waittinen

Susanna Waittinen has a diverse work experience in strategy, pricing, and transformation roles. Susanna most recently worked at AkzoNobel as a Margin and Pricing Program Manager & Transformation Lead. In this role, Susanna led global initiatives in margin management and pricing, working across all eight business units. Susanna was responsible for deploying the end-to-end margin management process and reports globally, leading cross-functional teams, and managing program strategy and roadmap. Susanna also handled key interdependencies with other corporate projects and programs and led cross-functional and global communications for the program. Prior to AkzoNobel, they held various roles at Konecranes, including Senior Manager of Strategic Pricing & Costing, Manager of Strategy and Commercial Development, BU Strategy Manager, Corporate Development Manager, Business Process and Offer Support Manager, and Project Manager. Susanna started their career at Konecranes as a Business Process Analyst in Offer Management.

Susanna Waittinen obtained their Bachelor of Arts in Product Design and Product Development and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK, from 1999 to 2003. Susanna then pursued their Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from LUT University, from 2007 to 2011. Additionally, they obtained a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification from Nordic Process Improvement Oy in 2016.