Production Planning & Logistics Analyst

Westlake Chemical Corporation; Lake Charles, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation is seeking an analyst to manage movement and coordination between product lines and departments to meet customer specifications. You will oversee communications across labs, operations, shipping, and logistics to ensure clearances and on‑time shipments.

The role requires a technical degree, SAP familiarity, and strong communication skills to handle production planning, inventory, and billing alignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of operations, logistics, or quality control experience in derivatives and chlor-alkali units preferred.
• Must be a strong communicator and able to manage complexity.
• Technical degree and SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications required.
• Background screening including motor vehicle record, drug testing and pre-employment physical required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with laboratory, operations, shipping, corporate planners and logistics for product clearances, transfers, shipments, and outages.
• Coordinate activities of the operators relating to mode, grades, and production quantities to meet customer requirements.
• Review final product tank clearances to ensure customer specifications are met.
• Review scheduled orders, maintain production rollouts and inventories to meet shipment demands.
• Prepare product inventory for End of Month reconciliation and closing; participate in the closing process.
• Monitor product transfers for billing; coordinate with Records Dept for operations reporting.
• Perform SQC reports quarterly and annually.
• Perform and monitor all production postings and product movements in SAP.
• Plan major maintenance activities to coordinate production downtime.
• Facilitate resolution of customer complaints.
• Serve as ISO Coordinator and back-up to Superintendent-Production, Planning.

Skills

Strong communicator

Operations knowledge

SAP experience

Microsoft Office

Education

Technical degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Westlake Chemical Corporation is seeking an analyst to manage movement and coordination between product lines and departments to meet customer specifications. You will oversee communications across labs, operations, shipping, and logistics to ensure clearances and on‑time shipments.

The role requires a technical degree, SAP familiarity, and strong communication skills to handle production planning, inventory, and billing alignment.