Strategic sourcing
Supplier strategy, category management, negotiations and resilient supplier networks.
Johan Ericsson · Independent operations advisor
Strategy that moves
operations.
I help industrial and growth companies improve sourcing, supply chains and customer focus — and turn plans into action.
Johan EricssonFounder of INVCOSupply chain · Sourcing · Operations
Strategic sourcing✦Supply chain✦Customer mapping✦Industrialisation✦Interim leadership✦Applied AI✦Grant applications✦Project execution✦
Personal commitment
Senior expertise.
Hands-on delivery.
With more than two decades of experience, I have led sourcing, supply chain and operational development in global industrial companies and technology start-ups.
I work close to management, teams and suppliers — combining strategic perspective with responsibility for implementation.
20+Years across sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing and leadership
45%Of Duni’s €500M revenue represented by the externally produced portfolio
GlobalTeams, supplier markets and operational assignments
What I help with
Where I can make
a difference.
Focused support where operations, commercial decisions and practical execution meet.
Customer & decision-maker mapping
Identify target customers, decision-makers, buying routes and funding opportunities for complex B2B, public-sector and civil-preparedness offers.
Supply chain transformation
Planning, S&OP, visibility and stronger cost and delivery performance.
Industrialisation & scale-up
Supplier readiness, production planning and logistics for new products and technologies.
Interim leadership
Senior operational capacity as COO, sourcing lead or supply chain director.
Grant applications
Funding strategy, application writing and end-to-end delivery for innovation and investment programmes.
Applied AI for operations
Put AI to practical use — from finding components and suppliers to improving internal workflows, analysing information and creating clear decision-ready outputs.
Product & portfolio strategy
Set product direction, develop portfolios and connect technology choices to commercial opportunity.
Selected experience
Experience that connects strategy with execution.
From global sourcing leadership to building new supply structures from the ground up.
Bluewater
Sourcing & Supply Chain LeadEstablishing the supplier base, coordinating factory planning and setting up logistics flows for a new mobile water purification system in the defence sector.
Hydro Vessel
Chief Operating OfficerHelped establish operations, sourcing and supplier collaborations for a technology start-up developing smart fibre-reinforced pressure vessels.
Duni
Sourcing & Supply Chain DirectorLed outsourced production across strategic sourcing, R&D, quality, planning, procurement and business control. Established a new S&OP process.
Sony Ericsson
Global Commodity ManagerLed a global team of strategic buyers and helped establish an operations project office in Taiwan.
Q-Med
Project ManagerLed the introduction of a wireless barcode scanning system in the warehouse.
About Johan
Engineering perspective.
Commercial judgement.
My background combines mechanical engineering and business administration. I am comfortable moving between senior management discussions, supplier negotiations and detailed operational problem-solving.
Languages
International communication across teams, suppliers and markets.
SwedishNative
EnglishFluent
PortugueseConversational
GermanConversational
Education
A combination of engineering, business and international perspectives.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
Stockholm University School of Business
Master’s degree in Business Administration
The University of Melbourne
Undergraduate studies in Marketing and Finance
Uppsala University
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
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