Sakari Pynnöniemi

Sakari Pynnöniemi has a diverse work experience spanning over 15 years. Sakari is currently working as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at OP Financial Group since January 2023. Prior to this, they were the Head of ICT Sourcing at the same company from April 2015 to January 2023.

Before joining OP Financial Group, Sakari worked at UPM, a leading forest industry company. Sakari served as the Sourcing Operations Manager in the IT category from January 2013 to April 2015. During their tenure, they also took on the role of Project Manager for Market Intelligence feasibility study, focusing on building a new Market Intelligence platform for UPM Sourcing.

Sakari's previous experience also includes working as a Sourcing Manager for Strategic IT sourcing projects and IT sourcing development at UPM-Kymmene Oyj from January 2014 to March 2015. Prior to that, they held the position of Sourcing Operations Manager in IT at UPM-Kymmene from January 2010 to October 2013, where their responsibilities included managing the IT Infra Operations and Services purchasing category.

In addition, Sakari has worked as a Sourcing Analyst and Project Manager in purchasing and as a Research Assistant at Darmstadt University of Technology. Sakari also gained experience as a Summer Trainee in the Global Sourcing Development team at UPM-Kymmene.

Before starting their professional career, Sakari worked as a Project Worker at Nordea Rahoitus Finland.

Overall, Sakari Pynnöniemi's work experience showcases a wide range of roles and responsibilities in procurement and sourcing, particularly in the IT sector.

Sakari Pynnöniemi attended Tampere University of Technology from 2001 to 2008, where they obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Industrial Management. In addition, they also studied at Technische Universität Darmstadt for one year from 2005 to 2006, focusing on Paper Technology.