diff --git a/pygeoapi/process/base.py b/pygeoapi/process/base.py
index 5235d5f..f225beb 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/process/base.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/process/base.py
@@ -49,10 +49,27 @@ class BaseProcessor:
 
         :returns: pygeoapi.processor.base.BaseProvider
         """
+
         self.name = processor_def['name']
         self.metadata = process_metadata
         self.supports_outputs = False
 
+    def set_job_id(self, job_id: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the job_id within the processor
+        To be implemented by derived classes where required.
+
+        :param job_id: the job_id assigned to the request by the Manager.
+                       The function shuold be called by the Manager upon
+                       assigning the job_id. The job_id is intended to be used
+                       by derived classes, e.g. to write temporary files where
+                       filenames contains the string job_id.
+
+        :returns: `None`
+        """
+
+        pass
+
     def execute(self, data: dict, outputs: Optional[dict] = None
                 ) -> Tuple[str, Any]:
         """
diff --git a/pygeoapi/process/manager/base.py b/pygeoapi/process/manager/base.py
index 5c9a12e..c39007d 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/process/manager/base.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/process/manager/base.py
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ class BaseManager:
 
         job_id = str(uuid.uuid1())
         processor = self.get_processor(process_id)
+        processor.set_job_id(job_id)
+
         if execution_mode == RequestedProcessExecutionMode.respond_async:
             job_control_options = processor.metadata.get(
                 'jobControlOptions', [])