Vendor Settlement Coordinator

at  Neste

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