Ema Sabanovic
Management Consultant
Experience
Management Consultant
Rededge Consulting AB
- Leading Smartsheet MyControlHub implementation projects for clients, enabling real-time KPI tracking, portfolio governance, and resource optimization.
- Driving business performance initiatives and ensuring strategic alignment through measurable objectives and transparent dashboards.
- Coaching cross-functional teams and executives to adopt new ways of working for improved efficiency and accountability.
Senior Business Consultant
Align Consulting
- Delivered business transformation projects from as-is analysis to digitalized and cost-efficient solutions.
- Facilitated change management processes and developed improved operating models using 2c8 process modeling.
- Conducted pre-implementation analysis for ERP transition to IFS Cloud.
Business Developer
Swedish Defense Materiel Administration
Led strategic performance improvement initiatives for multi-year procurement planning across FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces.
Developed a new planning and follow-up model ensuring budget compliance and proactive resource allocation.
Designed and implemented a digital performance tracking solution in Power BI, improving decision-making and financial efficiency.
One of the most recognized and awarded projects was the design of a new production follow-up model for FMV’s multi-year procurement on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces, covering everything from uniforms to fighter aircraft.
The work, together with a dedicated team, resulted in a fully digitalized performance tracking system, replacing manual handling in MS Excel with an intuitive solution in MS Power BI. This enabled a proactive and simplified approach to monitoring data, which led to significantly improved budget utilization.
Strategist / Sourcing Analyst
Swedish Armed Forces HQ
Directed category management initiatives from analysis to complete sourcing strategies, optimizing costs and sustainability.
Performed spend, market, and contract analysis to identify savings and efficiency improvements.
Contributed to the development of KPI-based performance monitoring within the procurement function.
Executed five category management sourcing initiatives across marketing services, waste and destruction, and furniture, resulting in more user-friendly, sustainable, and optimized procurement strategies for future contracts under the Swedish Public Procurement Act.
Led change processes in cross-functional teams using a structured, workshop-based methodology to map current state, identify future needs, and develop an action plan with concrete measures for sustainable implementation.
Business Controller
JC Scandinavian Denim House
Oversaw business control for purchasing and sales operations, focusing on KPI-driven planning and profitability.
Built a custom order system in Excel integrated with Power BI to automate order planning and reporting.
Developed an order management system for recurring core products, built in Excel and QlikView and integrated with Power BI for data analysis and visualization, serving as a decision-making tool for monthly orders to the manufacturer and ensuring a more structured and data-driven procurement process.
Sales Controller
Bosnalijek
Implemented sales planning strategy that tripled the forecasting horizon and reduced delivery deviations by 60%.
Supported international markets with financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis.
Developed a new strategy to improve sales forecasting, extending the planning horizon from one month to three months, reducing delivery deviations from 30–40% to 10–15%, improving inventory control, reducing capital tied up in stock, and enhancing communication and collaboration across departments.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense (5 years), Government and Administration (3 years), Professional Services (2 years), Fashion (2 years), and Pharmaceutical (2 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Business Intelligence (8 years), Strategy (5 years), Project Management (4 years), Procurement (4 years), Finance (4 years), and Information Technology (2 years).
Summary
- Business/Operational Developer
- Strategist
- Change Manager
- Business Controller
Experienced Change Leader and Business Developer with 15+ years in Strategy Execution, KPI frameworks, and digital performance management.
Expert in transforming strategy into measurable results using tools like Smartsheet and Power BI.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive operational excellence, and deliver data-driven decision-making for large-scale organizations.
Skills
- Business Performance Management
- Strategy Execution & Kpi Frameworks
- Smartsheet (Mycontrolhub) Implementation
- Digital Dashboards (Power Bi, Smartsheet)
- Change Management & Process Optimization (2c8)
Languages
Education
Södertörn University and Royal Technical Academy
Master of Science of Business and Economics · Business and Economics · Stockholm, Sweden
Certifications & licenses
2c8 process mapping
Category Management
Change Management
MS Office with MS Excel and Power BI
Smartsheet Core/Sales/Market
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