Process Excellence Specialist

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Are you ready to make a real difference in the journey towards fossil freedom? At Vattenfall, we are taking clear steps to become less dependent on fossil fuels, and our commitment starts with people who drive positive change. As a Process Excellence Specialist you will play a key role in shaping smarter and safer ways of working that support our strategic ambitions. If you thrive on challenging established processes and enjoy collaborating across diverse teams to create meaningful impact, we want to hear how your expertise can help us move forward. Join us and be part of an international team dedicated to building a sustainable energy future—one step at a time.

What will you do?

• Collaborate closely with process owners, local process excellence team members, governance experts and other specialists to develop well-coordinated value streams across the lifecycle.
• Act as a guardian of the IMS governance framework by ensuring all processes meet our standards and support business objectives.
• Identify gaps or overlaps in existing processes, working to harmonise activities so that handoffs are seamless and delays are minimised.
• Use performance data to identify opportunities for improvement (OFIs), lead lean initiatives such as kaizen workshops, and support the development of process performance indicators (PPIs).
• Conduct regular evaluations to ensure processes deliver measurable results while always seeking ways to enhance quality.

Your daily work is hands-on—you will guide projects from analysis through implementation, interacting with colleagues from different disciplines. Success in this position means not only meeting regulatory requirements but also making tangible improvements that empower your team and contribute to Vattenfall’s progress towards fossil freedom.

Location: Kolding, Amsterdam, London, Hamburg or Solna

Your profile / who are you?

You are a process excellence specialist with a solid academic background, ideally holding a bachelor’s degree in operations management, engineering, quality management or business administration. You bring at least five years of hands-on experience in designing, improving and optimising business processes, preferably within an integrated management system environment. Your deep understanding of value stream mapping and SIPOC means you can translate complex business needs into clear and efficient process flows.

To be successful in this role, you have mastered lean methodologies such as Six Sigma, Kaizen or PDCA, and you know how to apply these tools to drive continuous improvement across the organisation. You are confident working with industry standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001—and integrating them to strengthen compliance and performance. Experience with process modelling (BPMN 2.0), process standards (APQC) and business process management tools such as ARIS is highly beneficial.

You thrive when collaborating across teams and functions. Your pragmatic approach helps you balance perfection with practicality while maintaining high standards. As a team player who enjoys visualising data to tell compelling stories, you engage colleagues and stakeholders effectively—coaching others and fostering knowledge sharing is second nature to you.

You get excited when you spot gaps or overlaps in process landscapes—and enjoy harmonising workflows for greater efficiency. Your creative mindset keeps you energised by problem solving challenges; you do not give up easily but instead push boundaries thoughtfully.

We are looking for:

• Strong experience in business process design and optimisation using lean/kaizen methods.
• Deep knowledge of integrated management systems standards (ISO 9001 etc.) and their application.
• Familiarity with BPMN 2.0 modelling or APQC frameworks; ARIS tool expertise is an advantage.
• Collaborative skills for stakeholder engagement across local teams and global networks.
• Fluent English communication skills; ability to coach and present ideas clearly.

If you are driven by the opportunity to shape smarter processes that enable fossil freedom within renewable energy projects—and enjoy leading improvement workshops that create lasting impact—we want to hear from you.

Our offer: Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We welcome your application in English, no later than April 14th 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via anne.vriesema@vattenfall.com.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.

We look forward to receiving your application!