Job Description
About AkzoNobel
Since 17+2, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com
© 2026 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.
Job Purpose
Design, develop, test, and implement Celonis Use cases / solutions for projects aligned with strategic goals of the company, to support company business requirements to create company value.
The “Functional Engineer” has an active role in the preparation and implementation of the process mining use cases together with our partners and external service providers where applicable.
We are seeking an experienced Functional Engineer [Celonis] with a strong background in process mining and a proven track record in consulting assignments. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in using Celonis to analyze, optimize, and transform key business operations, particularly within finance and supply chain functions. You will leverage process mining insights to drive digital transformation initiatives by leverage Celonis to create analysis/use cases and identify operational inefficiencies, opportunities for potential savings and develop advance Celonis Applications/dashboards for actionable solutions that enhance performance and achieve business objectives.
Key Activities
• Facilitate value discovery workshops with stakeholders to identify process inefficiencies, prioritize quick wins, and uncover value generation opportunities using Celonis.
• Analyze processes across domains like Finance (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay) and Supply Chain to diagnose root causes of inefficiencies and recommend actionable improvements.
• Design and implement advanced dashboards and applications in Celonis, leveraging Object-Centric Data Models (OCDM) to deliver meaningful insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with business units to build use case pipeline, map workflows, identify pain points, and create data-driven roadmaps for process optimization and cost reduction.
• Define and validate Celonis configurations, ensuring OCDM structures include relevant objects and parameters to meet use case requirements.
• Understand the data requirement for the use case and ensure the OCDM has relevant objects or parameters
• Lead end-to-end Celonis use case implementations, coordinating with data engineers and business analysts to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business goals.
• Support adoption and continuous improvement of Celonis solutions, tailoring applications to address operational challenges and evolving business needs.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior management, leveraging Celonis insights to drive organizational transformation, enhance compliance, and identify automation opportunities.
• Develop and present business cases, including cost-benefit analyses, to secure support for process improvement initiatives and demonstrate ROI.
• Build strong relationships with process owners and key stakeholders to champion Celonis capabilities, ensuring alignment and widespread adoption of insights.
• Lead workshops and presentations to communicate findings, serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Celonis, mentoring junior team members and enhancing the organization's capabilities in process mining.
Experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field
• 10-12 years of overall experience with minimum 4-7 years Celonis experience with additional 5 years' experience in consulting (ops consulting, large process transformations), process mining use case implementation (end-to-end) independently (Celonis is must), data analysis.
• Experience in designing and implementing dashboards and applications using Object-Centric Data Models (OCDM)
• Experienced in driving process transformations in domains like Finance (e.g., Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay) and Supply Chain using data-driven methodologies
• Strong command of SQL, Python, and data visualization tools for process analysis and dashboard creation (Celonis preferred).
• Certifications in Celonis or relevant data analysis tools are highly desirable.
• Experience in identifying potential value in business problems and implement innovative solutions and hence provide support to business as an experienced consultant
• Experience in process transformation and problem solving to achieve targeted value/benefits
• Implement newest Celonis features
• Working knowledge of Celonis' ML Workbench, enabling the use of advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to extract actionable insights.
• Advanced skills in business analysis, with the ability to understand end-to-end workflows, identify inefficiencies, and design data-driven process improvements
• Experienced in conducting value assessments and building compelling business cases to highlight cost-saving or revenue-generating opportunities.
• Experienced in delivering strategic recommendations and facilitating workshops for senior management without much monitoring and hand holding
• Excellent communication skills to present findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
Requisition ID: 47182
Since 17+2, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com
© 2026 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.
Job Purpose
Design, develop, test, and implement Celonis Use cases / solutions for projects aligned with strategic goals of the company, to support company business requirements to create company value.
The “Functional Engineer” has an active role in the preparation and implementation of the process mining use cases together with our partners and external service providers where applicable.
We are seeking an experienced Functional Engineer [Celonis] with a strong background in process mining and a proven track record in consulting assignments. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in using Celonis to analyze, optimize, and transform key business operations, particularly within finance and supply chain functions. You will leverage process mining insights to drive digital transformation initiatives by leverage Celonis to create analysis/use cases and identify operational inefficiencies, opportunities for potential savings and develop advance Celonis Applications/dashboards for actionable solutions that enhance performance and achieve business objectives.
Key Activities
• Facilitate value discovery workshops with stakeholders to identify process inefficiencies, prioritize quick wins, and uncover value generation opportunities using Celonis.
• Analyze processes across domains like Finance (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay) and Supply Chain to diagnose root causes of inefficiencies and recommend actionable improvements.
• Design and implement advanced dashboards and applications in Celonis, leveraging Object-Centric Data Models (OCDM) to deliver meaningful insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with business units to build use case pipeline, map workflows, identify pain points, and create data-driven roadmaps for process optimization and cost reduction.
• Define and validate Celonis configurations, ensuring OCDM structures include relevant objects and parameters to meet use case requirements.
• Understand the data requirement for the use case and ensure the OCDM has relevant objects or parameters
• Lead end-to-end Celonis use case implementations, coordinating with data engineers and business analysts to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business goals.
• Support adoption and continuous improvement of Celonis solutions, tailoring applications to address operational challenges and evolving business needs.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior management, leveraging Celonis insights to drive organizational transformation, enhance compliance, and identify automation opportunities.
• Develop and present business cases, including cost-benefit analyses, to secure support for process improvement initiatives and demonstrate ROI.
• Build strong relationships with process owners and key stakeholders to champion Celonis capabilities, ensuring alignment and widespread adoption of insights.
• Lead workshops and presentations to communicate findings, serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Celonis, mentoring junior team members and enhancing the organization's capabilities in process mining.
Experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field
• 10-12 years of overall experience with minimum 4-7 years Celonis experience with additional 5 years' experience in consulting (ops consulting, large process transformations), process mining use case implementation (end-to-end) independently (Celonis is must), data analysis.
• Experience in designing and implementing dashboards and applications using Object-Centric Data Models (OCDM)
• Experienced in driving process transformations in domains like Finance (e.g., Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay) and Supply Chain using data-driven methodologies
• Strong command of SQL, Python, and data visualization tools for process analysis and dashboard creation (Celonis preferred).
• Certifications in Celonis or relevant data analysis tools are highly desirable.
• Experience in identifying potential value in business problems and implement innovative solutions and hence provide support to business as an experienced consultant
• Experience in process transformation and problem solving to achieve targeted value/benefits
• Implement newest Celonis features
• Working knowledge of Celonis' ML Workbench, enabling the use of advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to extract actionable insights.
• Advanced skills in business analysis, with the ability to understand end-to-end workflows, identify inefficiencies, and design data-driven process improvements
• Experienced in conducting value assessments and building compelling business cases to highlight cost-saving or revenue-generating opportunities.
• Experienced in delivering strategic recommendations and facilitating workshops for senior management without much monitoring and hand holding
• Excellent communication skills to present findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
Requisition ID: 47182
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