Production Planning Specialist (SAP & Logistics)

Westlake Chemical; Sulphur (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical in Louisiana is seeking an Analyst to coordinate movements across labs, operations, shipping, and planning to meet customer specs. You will review orders, production rollouts, and inventories, and support month-end closing and ISO coordination.

The role demands clear communication and SAP experience, with a focus on meeting compliance and production targets. Join a collaborative team in a safety-conscious plant environment and help drive efficient, accurate product flows from

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of operations, logistics, or quality control experience in various Derivatives and Chlor-Alkali operating units preferred.
• Must be a strong communicator and able to manage complexity.
• Technical degree and SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with laboratory, operations, shipping, corporate planners and logistics for purposes of product clearances, transfers, and shipments, and equipment outages.
• Coordinate the activities of the operators relating to the operating mode, product grades, and production quantities needed to meet customer requirements.
• Review final product tank clearances to ensure customer specifications are met.
• Review scheduled orders, maintain production rollouts (plans), and product inventories to meet shipment demands.
• Prepare product inventory for End of Month reconciliation and closing and participate in the closing process.
• Monitor product transfers for billing purposes.

Skills

Strong communicator

Complex process management

SAP

MS Office

Education

Technical degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Westlake Chemical in Louisiana is seeking an Analyst to coordinate movements across labs, operations, shipping, and planning to meet customer specs. You will review orders, production rollouts, and inventories, and support month-end closing and ISO coordination.

The role demands clear communication and SAP experience, with a focus on meeting compliance and production targets. Join a collaborative team in a safety-conscious plant environment and help drive efficient, accurate product flows from