BLUEFORS
Pasi is the ideal professional to transform Bluefors ’ procurement , with a master ’ s in mechanical engineering and more than twenty years ’ experience working in manufacturing across consumer electronics to the mining industry .
“ All the time I ’ ve been working with technology companies , with high tech companies ,” Pasi explains .
“ I ’ ve been happy to work in this field which has taught me a lot . I think this background is what brought me to Bluefors . We ’ ve been growing rapidly since 2008 and are scaling up into an industrial company , something which I ’ ve been proud to play a role in .”
“Bluefors is dedicated to delivering the most reliable , versatile and easy to operate systems to the market ”
PASI HAIKOLA , DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT & SOURCING , BLUEFORS
Procurement : Driving expansion & growth Founded in 2008 , Bluefors has grown from a company that delivered a few cryogenic systems per year to huge annual quantities .
The company currently has 1,400 systems installed worldwide and is expanding its production facilities both in Finland and the US . Now the largest producer of dilution refrigerators in North America , Bluefors has established itself as the growing leader of an expanding industry . This growth , driven by its cultivation of a loyal customer base , has been possible for Bluefors thanks to the strategic transformation including its procurement function .
“ Bluefors has grown significantly since the beginning and naturally now we need to work differently than before ,” adds Pasi .
“ Transforming the procurement function involves a strategic and systematic approach to enhance efficiency and effectiveness .”
He explains their approach involved firstly evaluating the processes , tools and relationship the company had with its suppliers and then identifying bottlenecks , clear objectives and how these aligned with its broader company goals and strategy .
“ We developed a roadmap , created a transformation plan and focused on high impact areas such as strategic sourcing , digitalisation and compliance improvements ,” he explains . supplychaindigital . com 69