Category Specialist

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Together we can help our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We are looking for you, Category Specialist, Procurement to our Professional Services Categories team based in Espoo. Join us and grow your career! You'll have the opportunity to innovate, contribute your ideas, and play a meaningful role within our company. You will collaborate closely with our stakeholders and procurement colleagues to ensure alignment with business objectives and deliver significant cost savings and operational efficiencies. Our inspiring and supportive work environment in Espoo encourages both independent contributions and strong teamwork. We collaborate closely, support one another, share responsibilities, and are committed to providing opportunities for professional development. Together with your expertise, we can do meaningful work to drive Neste forward. Reasons to join We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate. We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging. In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, a membership in a sickness or health insurance fund and leisure time accident insurance. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture (ePassi). More about the job Your role in our team - Perform tasks related to purchasing including e.g., price negotiations, tendering, bid evaluations, submitting and managing purchase orders in procurement ERP system - Ensure delivery time and quality, manage contract and order documentation and participate in invoice handling tasks - Manage quality risks and claim resolutions - Act as an essential link between Neste's internal stakeholders and the supplier base - Participate in different types of Procurement development initiatives according to your competence and interests, such as automatization of the Request-to-pay process - Support and participate in SRM activities and provide data on supplier supply and/or quality and cost performance - Drive constantly measurable impact e.g., savings, NWC improvement, cycle time reduction - Support Category Leads in various tasks e.g., bid evaluations The best combination to succeed in this role - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, engineering or similar - Excellent communication skills in English - A couple of years’ experience in Procurement and strong motivation to learn and deepen your knowledge - Good collaboration and negotiation skills - Partnership skills and high ethical standards - Self-starter and completer with sense of urgency for action and strong drive for results - Solid skills with everyday office software - experience with procurement tools like SAP or Coupa is a huge plus! Let’s get you started We look forward to receiving your CV and application, including your salary expectation, by 16th of August 2026. If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Kasperi Järvinen, Head of Professional Services Procurement +358 41 548 8989, on Monday 10th of August at 14-15 or Thursday 13th of August at 14-15 EET. To ensure security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system, as we are unable to consider applications sent via email. 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 potential aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place in weeks 34-35. Depending on the requirements of the position, the process may include a security clearance (with a drug test) and a potential statutory health examination based on work-related exposures.