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SOFIA SILJAMA

SOFIA SILJAMA

Helsinki

Summary

Date of Birth
05.01.1992
Citizenship
Finnish
Home address and Country of residence

Abraham Wetterintie 14 D 71, 00880 Helsinki, Finland

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager & Sustainability Lead

Lantmännen Cerealia
01.2024 - Current
  • Project management for commercial projects (NPD and commercialization) in pasta, oat & breakfast, crisp bread and baking categories.
  • Project management tool development and implementation.
  • Process expert for commercialization process.
  • Sustainability roadmap.
  • Sustainability support to commercial teams.

Project Manager

Lantmännen Cerealia
08.2023 - 01.2024
  • Project management for commercial projects (NPD and commercialization) in pasta, oat & breakfast, crisp bread and baking categories.
  • Project management tool development and implementation.
  • Process expert for commercialization process.

Innovation Project Leader

Lantmännen Cerealia
11.2021 - 07.2023

Lantmännen Cerealia is part of Lantmännen, with operations in 5 countries. Lantmännen Cerealia develops, produces and markets a large range of healthy and nutritious products. Net sales 5,496 MSEK (2023).


  • Project management both within innovation and corporate sustainability
  • Responsibility on driving forward concepts within Greenshift and Sustainability & Field to Fork platform
  • Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders within innovation ecosystem

Graduate Trainee

Lantmännen Ek för
08.2020 - 11.2021

Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Lantmännen is owned by 19 000 farmers and has operations in more than 20 countries. Net sales 65,212 MSEK (2023).


Lantmännen Graduate Trainee programme consist of 3 rotations across Lantmännen Group and Strategic Group Assignment. Each trainee has their unique path in the programme.


  • Assignment 1: Sustainable nutrition (Vaasan, Unibake Fresh BA)
  • Assignment 2: Innovation Platform & Greenhouse (GF R&D Team Innovation)
  • Assignment 3: Market Analysis & Business Case (Biorefineries)

Nutrition and Assortment Planner

Compass Group PLC
03.2019 - 03.2020

Compass Group is the world’s leading food service and multiservice provider. In the Nordics Compass Group provides over 750 000 meals in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Finnish Compass family has about 3 000 team members.

Compass Group Finland was previously Fazer Food Services, and acquirement process was finalized in January 2020.


  • Research planning and activities for PowerSnacks Study.
  • Nutrition and Assortment Planner tasks in Gastronomy and Product Development team.
  • CO2 calculation and implementation to assortment planner.
  • Project team member in various concept development projects.

Intern

Fazer Group
01.2019 - 02.2019

Fazer focuses on FMCG and has business in the Nordics, Baltics, and beyond. Fazer operates in eight countries and employ approximately 6,000 people in offices, factories, bakeries, mills, cafés, and retail units.


  • Master Internship for Fazer Lab (50%) and for Fazer Food Services (50%) in team Gastronomy and Product development.
  • Main tasks include research for innovation and nutrition initiatives, participation in project meetings and research conferences.

Teacher

City of Helsinki
08.2014 - 12.2018
  • Substitute teaching in elementary schools in the city of Helsinki.

Education

Master of Science - Human nutrition

University of Helsinki
Helsinki
07.2020

Subject studies - Health & health Promotion

University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio
05.2019

Bachelor - Food Science

University of Helsinki
Helsinki
02.2019

Skills

  • Effective Time Management
  • Communication and Presentation
  • Collaboration Skills
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Internal & External Stakeholder Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Project tracking

Extracurricular Activities

Chairman, Election committee of Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 08/01/18, 07/01/20 Board Member, Ruokakasvatus Ruukku RY, Helsinki, 08/01/2020 - present

Languages

Finnish
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
Swedish
Advanced
C1

Additional Information

Periods of residence abroad for the purposes of work:
• Residence in Stockholm, Sweden, January 2021 - August 2023.

Timeline

Project Manager & Sustainability Lead

Lantmännen Cerealia
01.2024 - Current

Project Manager

Lantmännen Cerealia
08.2023 - 01.2024

Innovation Project Leader

Lantmännen Cerealia
11.2021 - 07.2023

Graduate Trainee

Lantmännen Ek för
08.2020 - 11.2021

Nutrition and Assortment Planner

Compass Group PLC
03.2019 - 03.2020

Intern

Fazer Group
01.2019 - 02.2019

Teacher

City of Helsinki
08.2014 - 12.2018

Master of Science - Human nutrition

University of Helsinki

Subject studies - Health & health Promotion

University of Eastern Finland

Bachelor - Food Science

University of Helsinki
SOFIA SILJAMA