Saija Parkkinen

Saija Parkkinen is an accomplished sourcing and financial professional with extensive experience in procurement, supply chain management, and business controlling. Currently a Sourcing Category Manager at Teleste since March 2015, responsibilities include daily purchasing activities, supplier performance monitoring, and budget creation. Notable achievements include leading an ERP upgrade project in procurement and training team members. Previous roles at Teleste also included Demand and Supply Planner and Sales and Supply Coordinator. Additional experience includes serving as a Sourcing Specialist at Cableway AG, a Financial Officer at Porin kylterit ry, and a Department Assistant at Sandvik Mining and Construction. Saija Parkkinen holds a Master of Business Administration in Accounting from the Turku School of Economics and completed an Erasmus exchange at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.