Senior Demand & Production Planner

Natera, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Natera, Inc. is seeking a skilled supply chain planner in Austin, TX to drive demand for manufactured and purchased parts, align capacity with production, and manage work orders from setup to completion.

The role partners with R&D, Lab teams, and PDO to validate technical BOMs, forecast demand, and optimize inventory in a fast-paced biotechnlogy environment. You will create data-driven models of supply and demand trends, minimize excess inventory through vendor returns and stock balancing,

Responsibilities

• Generate proper demand for manufactured and purchased parts.
• Align capacity requirements with production, including setup and maintenance of work orders.
• Review production and demand performance against available inventory and determines Production and QC priorities.
• Prepare and transact work orders, and ensure availability of materials.
• Ensure communication regarding the status of work orders, inventory levels, and projects.
• Coordinate planning activities with cross functional departments to ensure project milestones are achieved on-time.
• Monitor aged WIP, open balances on purchase orders and receive/inspect receipts.
• Work with the Production to plan production resources, level loading, and WIP Inventories.
• Support the material review board and quarantine process. (SCA)
• Replan production schedules (as needed) to meet marketing and/or manufacturing requirements.
• Maintain item master data to support planner code and production order policy data.
• Responsible for planning and procurement master data, including the Procurement Info record and Source List for materials.
• Plan raw material and closely coordinate production plans with purchasing
• Manages raw materials for new products once assigned on a Bill of Material.
• Investigates and recommends implementation of appropriate advanced materials strategies such as Point of Use, Kanban, VMI, etc.
• Create mathematical models based on supply chain data of including both supply & demand trends.
• Reduce the amount of excess & obsolete inventory by performing data analysis, utilizing vendor return programs and stock balancing.
• Maintain ERP system parameters to ensure optimum performance
• Partner directly with R&D, Lab teams, and Product Development Operations (PDO) to validate technical BOMs, introduce NPI raw materials, and drive accurate demand forecasting.

Job description

Natera, Inc. is seeking a skilled supply chain planner in Austin, TX to drive demand for manufactured and purchased parts, align capacity with production, and manage work orders from setup to completion.

The role partners with R&D, Lab teams, and PDO to validate technical BOMs, forecast demand, and optimize inventory in a fast-paced biotechnlogy environment. You will create data-driven models of supply and demand trends, minimize excess inventory through vendor returns and stock balancing,