Vendor Settlement Coordinator
Singapore, 01, SG
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This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. Let’s create transformation for a sustainable future together.
We are looking for you,
Vendor Settlement Coordinator
to join our Vendor Settlement team in Singapore.
In this role, you will be part of the Vendor Settlement team to independently and proactively coordinate and drive day-to-day vendor invoice processing and market sustainability compliance activities in the international renewable business associated with shipments by truck, container and vessel as well as product tank transfers.
In our team, you will create business value by ensuring daily professional, effective and timely operational activities, system entries, being subject matter expert and giving guidance to internal and external counterparties. You will be the enabler for supply continuity, secure sustainability criteria availability and meeting the market compliance requirements. 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 work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions 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 and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.
More about the job
Your role in our team / in creating a sustainable future
The key responsibilities of this Vendor Settlement Coordinator role includes (but not limited to):
- To provide accurate and timely day-to-day management of individual vendor invoices and validating sustainability documentation (biocriteria delivery form) activities according to Neste principles, processes, procedures and guidelines to vendor invoice management.
- To develop understanding of relevant supply related market sustainability compliance requirements and processes as well as ensuring compliance of suppliers against international sustainability certification standards through engagements and training
- To be the primary contact for external and internal counterparties for vendor invoices, sustainability documentation and audits.
- Regionally ensuring efficient and sufficient support for vendor invoice management by collaborating with external and internal stakeholders and to be an enabler for excellent daily operations in a growing international environment.
- To participate in projects and process development work related to new ways of working with other stakeholders to drive continuous process improvements to increase efficiency, increase productivity and reduce the costs to serve.
- To make operative decisions in implementing, coordinating and executing vendor invoice activities according to Neste guidelines and procedures
Behavioral competencies:
- Being proactive in collaboration and ensure timely communication to ensure good vendor interface performance
- Self-leading way and proactive in giving vendor settlement enhancing recommendations, problem solving to the relevant stakeholders
- Ability to steer own work independently with strong sense of ownership
- Continuous learning and process improvement mindset
- Performance, commercial awareness and result driven
- Dynamic and stress-resistant personality
Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role
- Tertiary education (Diploma, Degree) in a relevant area e.g. Business, Supply Chain, IT Technology, Finance or significant post qualification experience
- Several years of experience and/or understanding of Supply-to-Pay end-to-end flow and efficient ways of carrying out vendor invoice management and supply related market compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience in order or invoice processing and coordinating with vendors on related issue resolution
- Knowledge in international sustainability certification standards such as ISCC, EPA.
- Good problem-solving skills and analytical mindset with fact-driven approach
- Strong team player attitude with excellent collaboration and proactive communication skills
- Good communication and coordination skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment
- Fluent ICT savviness with experience and knowledge in IT/ERP systems such as SAP, PowerBI, RPA, Google App Suite
- High levels of adaptability to work with complex, changing situations with flexible work attitude
- Identifies process and system development opportunities for process and system development
- Collaborates in co-operative manner with internal and external counterparties
- Ability to work under pressure, cope with constant changes, hectic and demanding work environment
- Familiar with business analysis and regular reporting on KPIs
- Flexibility in changing areas of work, covering and working according to tempo in international oil and renewable market
- Fluent in spoken and written English, preferably also local language skills
Other strengths we value
- Participation in process or system improvement projects and/or implementation
- Accuracy and attention to details
- Relevant understanding and interest towards oil and renewable industry and/or shipping, bulk & non bulk operations workflow
- Good understanding of cargo operations workflow and efficient ways of carrying out operations
- Experience in handling APAC including North/South Asia markets will be an advantage
- Ability to effectively prioritize tasks to meet deadlines, which may require flexibility to work past normal business hours
Let’s get you started
Wondering whether we are a match or not? Take a short test at neste.com/game.
We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request).
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 their consent.)
About Neste
Neste creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are now the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. We have set aspirational targets for climate, biodiversity, human rights, as well as our supply chain and raw materials. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe by 2030. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,400 professionals working in 16 countries. Read more: neste.com. Get inspired by our story.