Material Planner

FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, Natus has been committed to serving the varying needs of clinicians, delivering the highest-quality solutions to raise the standard of care for patients everywhere.

Our comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic sensory solutions are designed to simplify workflows for sensory specialists, ensuring care teams have the right instrumentation to give patients the right support - and greater peace of mind.

Job Function: Operations


Job Family: Planning

Location : Schaumburg, Illinois

Job Title: Materials Planner

Job Summary
The Materials Planner is responsible for global inventory planning and coordination of order fulfillment acrosssupport a key region of business units. The role designs and manages optimal inventory levels, reliable delivery performance, and transparent reporting of key supply chain metrics.

• Manage materials planning for items sourced and distributed globally to ensure efficient and timely delivery of customer orders across the organization for specific regions or business unit.

• Utilize and deploy planning methods to create and manage safety stocks and reorder points to optimize inventory costs and service levels based on demand and lead times.

• Analyze data to drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, fullfilment levels, and inventory efficiency.

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to shortages, capacity constraints, and logistics disruptions. Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, manufacturing, logistics and customer sales teams.

• Develop and maintain reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs), including:

• On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Material Shortages
• Backorders
• Inventory levels and turns
• Support implementation and optimization of planning systems, tools, and processes.
• Meet deadlines on a daily, weekly and quarterly basis

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, or order fulfillment in a global environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory management concepts, including safety stock and reorder point methodologies.
• Experience with ERP and planning systems (preferred Oracle).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across different regions and functions.
• Experience or desire to level AI tools to improve planning methods and results.
• Knowledge of data management tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik View, or other like tools
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Pay Transparency Details: The actual base pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. At Natus, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range.

What We Offer!
• Medical Plans
• Wellness Program
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• EAP Services
• Legal Services
• 401(k)
• 4 weeks of PTO
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 7 Company Holidays
• HSAs (Employer HSA contribution available, dependent on plan selection.)
• Dependent Care FSA
• Disability Benefits,
• Life Insurance Benefits
• Tuition reimbursement and more!

Join Natus Sensory today. Confidence in every Sense.

Natus is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Natus also prohibits harassment of applicants based on any of these protected categories. It is also Natus' policy to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.