Global Process Owner

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,

Global Process Owner, Operative Planning

to our Plan & Optimize team. This role can be based in: Espoo (Finland), Hoofddorp (the Netherlands), Geneva (Switzerland) or Singapore.

This role focuses on the ownership and leadership of the global level 1 business process for "Operative Planning". You will collaborate closely with both the Renewable and Oil Products businesses. Operative planning is executed by production and logistics planning teams across multiple global locations. Key stakeholders also include process development experts within our Business Processes function, IT solution owners, and data & architecture experts.

In our team, you will have a key role in taking Neste’s supply chain planning to the next level. Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

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.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.

More about the job

Your role in our team

• Establish data driven continual improvement (CI) practices

  • Set up process structures and build process owner network

  • Measure process performance and increase CI awareness

  • Implement Lean Daily Management within the operative organisation
    
    

• Drive development initiatives

  • Refine ideas and prioritize development backlog

  • Promote ideas and acquire project resources

  • Support initiatives in a steering group role
    
    

• Contribute to “Plan & Optimize” wide process governance work

  • Manage large number of stakeholders cross-functionally
    
    
    

Keys to success in this role

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in business, technology, or other relevant area

• 5+ years of full-time professional experience

• Demonstrated influencing and stakeholder management proficiency

• Expertise in logistics or production scheduling

• Experience in improving supply chain planning processes

• Insight into operative planning tool development

• Lean Six Sigma know-how (e.g. Green Belt certification)

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in English
  
  

We also value

• Team leadership or project management experience

• Strong organizational change management skills

• Experience in oil or renewable fuel industry
  
  

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by June 11, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Jussi Suomi, Head of Global Business Process, +358504580543, on June 5 at 15:00-16:30 (Helsinki time) or June 9 at 10:00-11:30 (Helsinki time).

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 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