Sr. Materials Coordinator

Westlake Chemical; Hazlehurst (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Day 1

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with 4% Company Match

Annual Retirement Contribution

Life & AD&D Insurance

Paid Vacation

Tuition Assistance Program

Fitness Reimbursement Program

Career Growth & Advancement

Job summary

Westlake Global Compounds is seeking an experienced Purchasing professional for the Gallman, MS site. You will manage procurement of tangible goods, packaging, and operating supplies, handling a combined $3–$10M in OPEX and CAPEX purchases with ~4,000 POs annually.

You will work with vendors to secure economical options, process SAP POs, expedite critical orders, and support accounting with billing discrepancies. Strong negotiation and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Ten years of experience in maintenance, operations, or supply chain in manufacturing.
• Technical certifications or college education preferred.
• Experience in operations, maintenance or shipping in a compounds plant highly desired.
• Must be proficient in SAP and MS Word/Excel/Outlook/Teams.
• Typing 25–30 words per minute and 10-Key.
• Effective interpersonal, analytical, and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Procure goods for maintenance, operations, and CAPEX projects.
• Convert requisitions into POs crafted by plant personnel.
• Assist with bid comparisons and PO crafting per policy.
• Process purchase orders in SAP for tangible goods and project supplies.
• Maintain an economical purchasing approach for plant needs.
• Expedite critical orders to avoid downtime.
• Lead the Preferred Vendor File based on cost, quality, and reliability.
• Assist with supplier billing discrepancies and cross-department coordination.
• Ensure compliance with current DOA and manage shipments as needed.
• Support operators, maintenance techs, and contractors daily.
• Backfill for absent purchasing personnel.
• Conduct annual spare parts counts for the Gallman site.
• Keep storeroom entries up to date for stock replenishment.
• Organize storeroom and respond to after-hours requests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Education

High school diploma

10+ years plant experience

Tools

SAP

MS Word/Excel/Outlook/Teams

Job description

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

About Westlake Global Compounds

Westlake Global Compounds, a division of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK), is a leading manufacturer of custom PVC, TPE, and engineered compound solutions serving building products, automotive, healthcare, consumer goods, and industrial markets. Backed by global operations and advanced R&D capabilities, we deliver high-performance materials tailored to customer needs.

Our teams thrive in a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

Competitive Pay & Benefits

• * Benefits Effective Day 1
• * Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with 4% Company Match
• * Annual Retirement Contribution (ARC)
• * Life & AD&D Insurance
• * Paid Vacation
• * Tuition Assistance Program
• * Fitness Reimbursement Program
• * Career Growth & Advancement Opportunities

SUMMARY

The position is responsible for purchasing of tangible goods, packaging, and other operating supplies as needed for the Gallman, MS site. This is a combined value of $3 to 10MM in operations budgeted items as well as CAPEX related purchases and approximately 4000 purchase orders annually.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work with established vendors to procure goods for maintenance, operations, and CAPEX project related activities.
• Convert requisitions into PO's crafted by other plant personnel.
• Assist with bid comparisons where required in terms of crafting PO's per policy.
• Process purchase orders in SAP for tangible goods, packaging, operating, and project supplies.
• Purchase materials for the Plant in a manner which assures that the most economical advantage to the Company has been attained.
• Expedite orders that are critical to the operation of the Plant and those orders that are behind schedule.
• Lead in preparing and maintaining Preferred Vendor File based on previous cost, quality of service, reliability and types of goods and materials.
• Work with Accounting in resolving purchase/billing discrepancies; warehouse stores and other departments in expediting, scheduling, contracts, and specifications.
• Ensure that purchases comply with current D.O.A.
• Management of LTL/TL/Hot Shot Shipment of goods as needed.
• Lead VIM management on a daily basis by supplying a goods receipt number or approving Service purchase orders and dealing with invoicing issues.
• Assist operators, maintenance techs, and contractors on a daily basis for requested stores items.
• Backfill for other Purchasing Personnel when they are absent due to illness or vacation.
• Execute annually the spare parts count for the Gallman Site.
• Handle and stock daily arrivals of goods into the storeroom and other areas of the plant.
• Ensure storeroom tickets are filled out on a daily basis so replacement items can be ordered accordingly.
• Ensure storeroom is organized and orderly.
• Respond to after-hours calls as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of purchasing contracts, Master Agreement for Terms and Conditions Services and Goods.
• Assist with reporting and tracking Supplier conformance and non-conformance.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma is required.
• Ten years of experience in maintenance, operations, or supply chain in the manufacturing industry (preferably the manufacturing of compounds) is required.
• Technical certifications or college education is preferred.
• Experience in operations, maintenance or shipping in a compounds plant is highly desired.
• Must be proficient in the use of SAP, MS Word/Excel/Outlook/Teams.
• Must develop an ability to type 25-30 words a minute and use of 10-Key.
• Must have effective interpersonal, analytical, and negotiating skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating areas which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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