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Riikka Mattila

Riikka Mattila

Turku

Summary


Dedicated retail professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Department Store Director

Stockmann
12.2021 - Current

Responsible for

-Team of 80

-the sales, store operations, personnel and customer experience ( service, products, milieu)

-development of the sales teams, sales training, customer service and resource allocation

KPI´S: Sales, sales/working hour, EBIT, conversion, GM% and average purchase.


-regional co-operation with the Turku Center ( board member) and Hansa shopping center ( board member)

-Member of Turku Chamber of Commerce -commerce committee

Acting Home Category Director

Stockmann
05.2021 - 11.2021

Team of 6 assortment leads.

KPI´S: sales, GM, GM%, EBIT, Stock turn, category strategy ( selection, service, space)


As the acting category director for the home area, I was responsible for helping my team achieve the set goals by leading and organizing the assortment planning with a clear focus on profitability and selection based on home area strategy.


Assortment Lead

Stockmann
01.2018 - 04.2021
  • Entire responsibility for developing, budgeting, sourcing, purchasing & marketing home "living & lifestyle" concept to all Stockmann department stores in Finland and Baltics & St.Com webstore.


  • Living & lifestyle area consist of design furniture, lighting and rugs – altogether more than 150 world leading design brands, e.g
  • Artek, Artemide, Louis Poulsen, Fritz Hansen, Vitra and many more

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Buyer furniture, rugs, lighting, gardening and small appliances

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2007 - 01.2013
  • Buyer tableware (e.g
  • Iittala, Arabia, Villeroy & Boch)

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2003 - 01.2007
  • Opening world-famous Habitat concept-store to Stockmann Helsinki flagship store, buyer to Finnish lifestyle brand Pentik and buyer for stationery articles at Academic Bookstore (owned by Stockmann)

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Buyer gardening to Stockmann stores and arranging Art exhibitions to Stockmann Argos Hall in Helsinki flagship store
  • Creating concept 'Tila ja järjestys' for storage articles sold at Stockmann

Buyer

Stockmann
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • Buyer home accessories, giftware, art and Christmas decoration

Product Group Manager/Buyer for Ladies Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
05.1995 - 11.1996

Department Manager/Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
07.1994 - 04.1995

Department Manager/Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
02.1994 - 06.1994

Trainee Programme

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
05.1993 - 01.1994

Summer Trainee – Back-office

KOP Bank - London Office
06.1992 - 08.1992

Au-Pair

08.1990 - 05.1991

Part-time Evening & Weekend Worker

K-Citymarket Kajaani
01.1987 - 01.1991

Education

Specialist Qualification - Management and Business Management

JYET
01.2024

Professional training programs - Incoterms, commercial English course, foreign trade program: importing and exporting, purchasing personal training

Stockmann service
01.2020

Trainee programme -

Kesko Oyj
01.1996

BBA - Foreign trade

University of Applied Sciences
Kajaani
01.1993

High School Graduate -

Kajaanin Linnan Lukio
Kajaani, Finland
01.1990

Skills

  • Sales management
  • Inventory management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Customer service
  • Cost analysis
  • Supplier negotiation
  • Contract management
  • Data analysis

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 03/29/71
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Finland

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Swedish
Intermediate (B1)
German
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Department Store Director

Stockmann
12.2021 - Current

Acting Home Category Director

Stockmann
05.2021 - 11.2021

Assortment Lead

Stockmann
01.2018 - 04.2021

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2013 - 01.2017

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2007 - 01.2013

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2003 - 01.2007

Buyer

Stockmann
01.2000 - 01.2003

Buyer

Stockmann
01.1996 - 01.1999

Product Group Manager/Buyer for Ladies Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
05.1995 - 11.1996

Department Manager/Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
07.1994 - 04.1995

Department Manager/Shoes

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
02.1994 - 06.1994

Trainee Programme

Kesko Oyj/K-Citymarket
05.1993 - 01.1994

Summer Trainee – Back-office

KOP Bank - London Office
06.1992 - 08.1992

Au-Pair

08.1990 - 05.1991

Part-time Evening & Weekend Worker

K-Citymarket Kajaani
01.1987 - 01.1991

Professional training programs - Incoterms, commercial English course, foreign trade program: importing and exporting, purchasing personal training

Stockmann service

Trainee programme -

Kesko Oyj

Specialist Qualification - Management and Business Management

JYET

BBA - Foreign trade

University of Applied Sciences

High School Graduate -

Kajaanin Linnan Lukio
Riikka Mattila