Claims Analyst

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.
JOB SUMMARY
The Claims Analyst is responsible for providing timely, accurate and cost-effective resolution of customer complaints.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Comply with Company Safety Policies and Procedures
• Regular attendance, timeliness, and scheduling flexibility
• Ability to work independently and as a team member while using discretion in decision making and sound judgement in problem solving.
• Demonstrate excellent organization, planning and prioritization skills; ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to work with multiple data systems.
• Perform investigations to validate the legitimacy of claims.

• Service inbound and initiate outbound customer service calls to ensure that customer complaints are handled in a timely, accurate and perceived as superior manner, by the Westlake customer base.
• Input customer Replacement Orders within company guidelines, completing all applicable direct and supporting data entry into SAP in compliance with Westlake procedures for order handling.
• Provide product availability to customers per department guidelines and negotiate labor and freight cost with customers.
• Work with applicable sales and technical reps to coordinate fact gathering on customer complaints.
• Utilize product and policy experience to authorize complaint resolutions within approved matrix.
• Perform all other duties as directed by the Claims Manager or Director of Customer Service.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Computer skills: MS Office, SAP (preferred)
• Customer Service background
• Claim Investigation
• Detail-oriented
• Able to Multitask
• Problem-solving
• Written and verbal communication
• Organization skills
• Decision-making skills
• Time management skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• One-year certificate from college or technical school
• 1 - 2 years claims handling or similar experience
• Investigative or negotiation experience

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
The employee should possess the ability to:

• Prolong standing or in stationary position
• Complete repetitive movements

Pay Range $42,700 - $50,960
Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Retirement plan

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities or may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
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.