1. REIDAR STIERNSTRAND
200 Garrett Street, Unit #401 +1(434)284 3005
Charlottesville ,VA 22902 reidarstiernstrand@gmail.com
Realtor with a dedicated interest in buildings and home improvements with a professional deep vendor
relationship and commercial experience in the industrial sector. Fifteen years of operational and
management experience including international sourcing, purchasing and negotiating. Optimize supply
chain through partnership development and cross functional collaboration. Multi-lingual and strong
global economic knowledge.
EXPERIENCE
LORING WOODRIFF REAL ESTATE A Charlottesville VA 2016-
Realtor
STORA ENSO LOGISTICS Gothenburg Sweden 2009-2016
Manager-Operations Control 02/11-03/16
• Led a team responsible for the Procurement to Payment process and the interface with the ERP
system. Exceeded expectations in terms of cost and quality.
• Managed 750 suppliers and annual spend of 1.4 Billion EUR within road, rail, sea container, sea
bulk and terminals service areas, successfully focused on reducing costs and improving payment
terms.
• Managed 2 million EUR cost savings project, making efficiency improvements and outsourcing
existing invoice center. Reduced invoice processing time and increased accuracy in contract term
delivery.
• Created and implemented relevant “key production indicators” to track and monitor suppliers
performance to ensure performance improvements.
Manager-Procurement Control 12/09-02/11
• Managed a central procurement division serving both internal and external customers.
• Implemented a standardized procurement system and process (compliant from both legal and
system perspectives on a global basis) for the transportation of paper, pulp and wood products for
road, rail, sea container, sea bulk and terminals service area.
• Developed and facilitated the implementation of Framework Agreements with all suppliers
aligning business, legal and social responsibility. Practice continues to be used as benchmark
within the rest of the group.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Germany, USA, Sweden 2007-2009
Head Buyer, Saab Automobile AB(seating division) Trollhättan Sweden 07/09-11/09
• Managed two buyers and fully responsible for the management of suppliers within the seating
division, including steel frames, foam, electrical wiring/heating, safety (belt/airbags) and fabric.
• Led the project of transfer the seat assembly from Germany to Sweden, with supplier negotiation
and evaluation.
• Managed the cost efficiency and quality work with technical development, production and
suppliers (project to review materials, technical solutions, assembly processes and steps in the
supply chain management).
Global Creativity Team Leader Russelsheim Germany, Detroit USA 12/08-07/09
• Managed a team of five people, responsible for Procurement and the Supply Chain Management
process for top-stacks, for all convertibles manufactured by GM globally.

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• Ran supplier relationship management, global sourcing, warranty, quality and alignment
programs for technical development.
• Minimized company cost by efficiency improvements in the total supply chain.
Supplier Development Engineer Russelsheim Germany 03/07-11/08
• Calculated and presented the actual cost for producing the products within the commodities Fuel-
System (filler pipes, fuel tank) and Convertible Top-stacks.
• Performed on-site cost analysis at Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. Presented and reviewed with senior
management, participated in high level negotiations and budget planning.
• Saved 100M EUR during 2008.
INTERNATIONALAUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS Sweden 2004-2007
Buyer, Swedish division Skara, Amatsfors, Frandefors, Gothenburg 01/04-02/07
• Global Sourcing with focus on luggage compartments and side/door panels.
• Managed the supplier relationship with an annual budget of 250M — 300M EUR
GM/FIAT WORLD WIDE Purchasing Sweden 2000-2002
Interned in Procurement Division/Accessories Department Trollhättan 03/00-10/02
SWEDISH ARMED FORCES – Military Service
MountainRanger / FireFighter 1998-1999
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF KARLSTAD Karlstad, Sweden
Masters of Science In Business & Economics 2002-2003
UNIVERSITY WEST Uddevalla, Sweden
Bachelor of Science In Business & Economics 1999-2002
CERTIFICATIONS / COURSEWORK
Real Estate Sales License, VA - Moseley 2016
Advanced Oral Communication – University of Virginia 2014
Leadership Training - Stora Enso (SEBAS) 2011-2012
Negotiation and Supply Chain training - General Motors 2007-2008
Quality Audit and Examination training, DNV (ISO/TS16949:2002) 2006
Negotiation Training - Framfot AB 2006
LANGUAGES
Swedish (native), English (fluent), Norwegian (fluent), German (basic), Danish (basic)
COMMUNITY
President of the Board - Housing Association; Committee member - Local Country Club;
Sponsor & Event Chair - GAIS Bandy (elite sport club)