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Natera· Planning & Procurement
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Austin, TXfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Purchases, reviews supplier quotes, analyzes purchase requisitions for direct procurement of goods and services. Plays a role in developing category plans, supplier selection, and commodity management while coordinating with planning, manufacturing, and QA to ensure quality, cost, and timely delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and PDO departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
  • Process purchasing requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.
  • Perform cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g., materials, components, equipment, and services).
  • Monitor the cost of goods, and setup scheduling to negotiate highest quality at best value.
  • Analyze material requirements to ensure uninterrupted flow of materials and services for designated commodity/part families for production.
  • Organize and actively participate on Supplier Business Reviews.
  • Involved in procurement execution for new product launches.
  • Responsible for timely execution of MRO process.
  • Expedite, delay, or cancel orders as needed.
  • Gather, evaluate, and negotiate quotations from suppliers for goods and services.
  • Execute RFPs and RFQs.
  • Enter purchase requisitions to support procurement activities.
  • Manage Open Order Report process to support Vendor On-Time Delivery (OTD).
  • Identify, develop, and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targets.
  • Communicates with appropriate departments when problems are suspected or become evident.
  • Interfaces with Accounts Payable, to resolve invoicing discrepancies.
  • Reports select vendor specific KPI’s

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, related field, or high level procurement experience accepted.
  • A minimum of 3 years of purchasing experience is required, preferably in Laboratory related field.
  • Oracle ERP experience is preferred.

Skills

Required:ERP / Procure-to-PayCost analysisVendor managementNegotiation

Benefits

  • Competitive 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.
  • Generous employee referral program!
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Natera

A global leader in cfDNA testing

Dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Natera’s cell-free DNA tests help protect health and inform more personalized decisions about care.

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