Thomas Varberg, Business Analyst and Team Leader

Thomas Varberg

Business Analyst and Team Leader

Uponor

Location
Denmark
Education
Master's degree, International Business Economics
Experience
10 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months

Business Analyst and Team Leader at Uponor
  • Denmark
  • My current job since January 2020

Listed on Nasdaq Nordic, Uponor is a global leader in building materials with more than 100 years’ experience.
• Development of Business Cases
• Data analysis
• Go-to-market strategy
• Responsible for five people

Contributing Author at Palgrave Macmillan-Springer Nature
  • Tanzania
  • June 2019 to January 2020

Palgrave Macmillan-Springer Nature ISBN 978-3-030-27284-5
Title: Empirical Evidence of an Inclusive Business Model, Lessons Learned from Aquaculture in Tanzania.
Strategic publication conducted in Tanzania Africa, demonstration entry-level strategy and inclusive business model for foreign firms, local firms, and local communities.
• Dealing with ambiguity and strategy development in an Emerg-ing/Developing Market have developed my problem-solving skills and entrepreneurial thinking as new and innovative solutions have to be developed. Further, the project involved data collection from vari-ous stakeholders including embassy, local communities, and local government.

Skills utilized • Entry Strategy • Data Collection • Data Analysis • Strategy • Inclusive Business Model • Emerging Markets
• Market Research

International Graduate Program at Uponor
  • Finland
  • January 2018 to January 2020

Highly competitive hiring process with +1.000 applicants. My primary job has been as a Business Analyst responsible for various tasks:
• Responsible for strategic turnaround/restructuring of business area leading to 33% revenue increase from 2017 - 2018 and 19% from 2018 - 2019 with 27% increase in operating profit.
• Responsible for digitalization of above-mentioned business area. I was leading the digitalization project utilizing agile development from designing the solution, execution, and onboarding. Outcome: Blue Collar Workers have increased effectiveness close to 20%.
• Analyzing and building future product data strategy on group level. Work was supervised by VP of marketing.
• Supporting managers with Go to Market Strategy, Pricing Strategy, and Market Research.
• Reporting and presenting to senior staff including VP of marketing, Finance Manager, and management.

Skills utilized • Digitalization • Business Analysis • Market Research
• Go-to-market strategy • Turnaround

Co-founder at Traced
  • Denmark
  • January 2017 to December 2017

Start-up utilizing IoT technology for reducing bike theft. Project was initiated while I was enrolled in my Master’s Degree. My major learning in this venture is that putting the right team together is everything to succeed.
• Responsible for market research and go-to-market strategy
• Preparation of pitch deck and pitching for investors

Skills utilized • Value Proposition • MVP • Lean Startup • Agile Devel-opment • Business Model • Lean Startup • Customer Discovery

Student Assistant at Aalborg University
  • Denmark
  • January 2016 to March 2016

Supervising bachelor students with business projects. This was a part of a larger research at Aalborg University.
•Reporting to responsible professor.
•Supervising students with business strategy curriculum.

Skills utilized
• Training • Supervising

Real Estate Agent
  • May 2011 to April 2014

Commenced my early career working in real estate in one of the major real estate companies in Denmark with annual property sales worth 4 Bn EUR. My job contained credit ratings, sales and valuations of properties, and marketing.

Education

Master's degree, International Business Economics
  • at Aalborg University
  • June 2017

With 35 nationalities, the program provided extensive knowledge in e.g. strat-egy, M&A, political, and cultural aspects of International Business. Further, the program allowed working with companies solving and analyzing problems and opportunities in a global market. This has enhanced my strategic and criti-cal thinking combined with a deep understanding of internationalization strat-egy and cross-cultural communication and collaboration. • 100% English program with diverse student body. • Top 2% university in the world. • Projects involving business cases that have enhanced my strategic and analytical thinking. • Active in the start-up incubator community. Got investors onboard on my early-stage venture.

Bachelor's degree, Economics and Business
  • at Aalborg University
  • September 2015

Intensive program containing managerial accounting, finance, business strategy, and marketing. The study method at Aalborg University is called Problem-Based Learning (PBL), in which complex real-world problems are addressed to build bridge between academia and real-world context. •Enhanced my problem-solving and critical thinking skills. •Working together with companies on strategy, market research, and internationalization. •Teamwork and project management.

Bachelor's degree, Financial Management
  • at Dania Academy, University of Applied Sciences
  • June 2011

Two-year undergraduate degree in finance, economics, strategy, statistics, and business law.

Specialties & Skills

Business
Business Case
Business Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Project Management
MARKETING
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
BUSINESS CASE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Languages

Danish
Native Speaker
English
Expert
German
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner
Swedish
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Running