Automation Specialist

Job Description:

Automation Specialist

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our three distinct business divisions. Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service – and the list goes on.

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Huntsman is seeking an Automation Specialist supporting the Global Business Services located in San Jose, Costa Rica. This position will report to the Global Automation Delivery Lead.

Job Scope

The Automation Specialist will be working closely with business analysts, subject matter experts, automation team colleagues, and our GBS Global Intelligent Automation Lead in putting together business cases, requirement specifications, business and system process flows, automation designs, and application builds to support our global automation transformation initiative. The successful candidate will primarily focus on process automation using RPA (robotic process automation), however, experience in other automation technologies will be a strong plus.

The successful candidate will provide creation / development services, working directly with various functions across the organization as a part of the Huntsman Global Business Services team. The Automation Specialist will execute value-centered initiatives by analyzing and designing process workflows, through building, testing, and implementing automation solutions. The successful candidate will primarily build using the Automation Anywhere platform; however, experience with other technologies such as Microsoft Power Platform, Alteryx, Python, and VBA will be important. The Automation Specialist will work autonomously with business experts from around the world, managing the end-to-end to delivery process. This includes connecting with and facilitating the required collaboration with business and functional team members across the world. 

The Automation Specialist is expected to be a team player and have an affinity for generating new ideas and initiatives to solve problems by leveraging RPA and other automation technologies. The Automation Specialist will be comfortable working independently and being challenged. The Automation Specialist will be part of a global team, with the Global Automation Delivery Lead they report to being based in Krakow, Poland. They are expected to generate automation programs, be quick learners on business processes, be technically flexible, and have strong interpersonal skills. The Automation Specialist will work towards incorporating intelligence in to the automation process as the need for and value of AI grows.

The Automation Specialist is expected to be the front of automation delivery team in Costa Rica, support business users with discussions and ideation sessions related to new automation in Americas region and lead digital champion network in Costa Rica office.

In summary, as the Automation Specialist, you will:  

• Collaborate & coordinate with other automation experts, business users on various RPA & automation initiatives for implementation potential by analyzing and designing process workflows
• Develop & implement quality automation solutions from gathering the requirements, design, document, test, and final deployment, with scalable & reusable components in mind.
• Act as the subject matter expert for automation to others seeking to utilize automation technologies to automate and streamline existing manual business process, serve as expert to both direct team members and business / functional associates.
• Contribute to building repository of tools, best practice & reusable solutions, and promote the utilization of RPA where possible

Other general responsibilities:

• Follows instructions and performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
• Assists other employees in accomplishment of Huntsman company goals
• Participates in and completes company-required training programs.
• Participates in Environmental, Health, & Safety initiatives as set forth by the company.
• Upholds our company values and the GBS A3 performance principles.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
 
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in Costa Rica.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Computer Science or IT Business Application and 3+ years of experience.

Specific Skills and Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in developing major business automation solutions in RPA technologies and/or Microsoft Power Platform
• Automation Anywhere (preferred), any RPA software experience is required
• Hands-on experience in developing automation solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including Power App, Power Automate and/or Power BI
• Experience with Alteryx and VBA ideal
• SAP ERP and / or SAP Business Objects experience is a plus 
• Multinational organization experience strongly preferred
• Must have aptitude towards technology and analysis 
• Must be detail oriented and able to master a large breadth of information 
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
• Be flexible with working schedule as part of a global organization
   

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Certificate related to RPA is a plus

Competencies

• Communicates tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing and maintains effective work relations with those encountered during employment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities is critical for job success.

Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local. 

 
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