Senior Demand Planner
Natera
August 21, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Austin, TX)
Worldwide
Operations
Role: Supply Chain Planner specializing in demand forecasting and inventory management within a biopharma manufacturing environment. Objectives include optimizing raw material procurement, production scheduling, and inventory levels to support New Product Introductions (NPI) and ongoing production needs, ensuring alignment with project milestones and capacity constraints. Responsibilities encompass demand generation, work order management, inventory oversight, cross-functional coordination with R&D, Lab, and Production teams, and data-driven process improvements through mathematical modeling and inventory reduction strategies. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, experience in supply chain planning or materials management, proficiency with ERP systems, and strong analytical capabilities. Preferred: familiarity with advanced materials strategies such as VMI, Kanban, and Point of Use, and experience supporting biologics or cell/gene therapy manufacturing processes. High-value specifics include support for biologics or cell/gene modalities, involvement in regulated environments, and collaboration with R&D for technical BOM validation and NPI raw material integration. Work setup appears to be on-site or hybrid, with no explicit travel requirements stated.