HR Manager

We believe that it is the task of each generation to leave its children a healthier planet. To succeed in this, we create responsible choices, every day – choices that enable people to live a more sustainable life and consume fewer natural resources.

There are roughly 5,000 Neste employees in Europe, Asia and North America. We are the world's largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, and we are also bringing renewable solutions to the aviation and plastics industries. We are looking for the best professionals in their respective fields – people who have the will to make the world cleaner.

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you,

HR Manager

to join our Renewable Products Business HR team in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

In this role, you will support your dedicated managers and teams, run the operational HR together with professional HR colleagues, and strive to take HR to the next level.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. 

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

More about the job

Your role in our team / in creating a sustainable future

• Support Neste teams and managers primarily in Amsterdam and in some other European countries, where our presence is smaller. Cooperate daily with these managers to coach, solve and facilitate HR related topics.

• Provide full employee life-cycle service together with specialized Employment and Recruitment hubs to our managers and employees, efficiently, and compliantly according to local laws, and HR & safety policies.

• In addition to our office in Amsterdam, Neste has a renewable refinery in Rotterdam with a major expansion investment, and related terminal operations, supported by a dedicated HR team. You will have the opportunity to own and drive people topics on Neste Netherlands level, in areas you are especially passionate about, be it for example compensation & benefits, employee engagement, or process excellence, to enable the whole Neste Netherlands people agenda, across our locations there.

• Develop and implement local human resources policies and processes, as well as implement global ones, with respect to business requirements in co-operation with managers and HR matrix organization.

• Support the people side of business projects and initiatives, such as M&A integrations, within your countries.

• Support in driving organization, culture and leadership development aligned with Neste global strategy and business unit plans, in co-operation with HR matrix organization.

You will work closely with our  teams and managers as well as HR colleagues and HR hubs, both locally and in our international matrix organization.

You will report to Head of HR, Renewable Products.Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Proven track record of facilitating, managing and developing people related topics in a role of business HR to enable an organization to reach its targets

• Broad and up to date knowledge and experience of HR processes and practices across the whole employee life-cycle.as well as employment legislation & cooperation with works councils

• Degree in human resources, business or similar studies

• Passion for people excellence and professional human resource management

• Fluency in spoken and written English & Dutch

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value

• High integrity, ability to focus on both the big picture as well as on the details and a customer-oriented mindset

• Motivated, flexible, responsible and independent approach to work

• Knowledge of languages in other countries supported by our HR team, including German and French

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by 13th of June.

We will do our best to contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 25. (The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.)

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com

We have a continuous enthusiasm of development. We believe in people who find new ways to do things and who are team players – people for whom safety and sustainability are parts of their professional skills. We value every individual. Come and do meaningful work in a community that has its eyes set forward!

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