Analyst Associate

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.​

Essential Functions:

• Execute all procurement process activities (create and maintain Info Records, Source Lists, process order confirmations, maintain Purchase Orders, request special payments) in accordance with the global procurement policies. This includes but is not limited to, Incoterms, pricing conditions, freight\duty conditions, validity periods, payment terms and methods, text and relevant tax information.

• Ensure order confirmations are received and recorded in ZPOD

• Monitor and resolve all assigned parked (ZFPW) and blocked (ZFBW) invoices in a timely manner, ensuring invoices are available to pay

• Resolve pricing discrepancies for Invoice resolution. Work closely with vendors and accounts payable to resolve any issues.

• Update purchase orders as necessary to ensure most current data is reflected, payment terms, pricing, etc.

• Assist internal users in requesting the creation or changes of vendor accounts.

• Back up other team member as necessary and required for the smooth business continuation purposes (possible coverage for regions in different time zones).

*This only summarizes major duties; there may be other activities of the job not referred to.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in SAP master data/purchasing/logistics/AP environment

• Minimum degree required.

• Experience in the chemical / manufacturing industry preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook

• Fluent language skills in English

• Have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing

• Must be able to work in accurate manner

• Ability to follow established procedures and multitask

• Be able to handle fast changing environment and flexible mind set, thinking out of the box

• Good organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills

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

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.