Senior Demand Planner

· Generate proper demand for manufactured and purchased parts. · Align capacity requirements with production, including the 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 performancePartner directly with R&D, Lab teams, and Product Development Operations (PDO) to validate technical BOMs, introduce NPI raw materials, and drive accurate demand forecasting.OUR OPPORTUNITYNatera is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.WHAT WE OFFERCompetitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!For more information, visit .Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. Link: Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.For more information:- BBB announcement on job scams- FBI Cyber Crime resource page