Regional Buyer

Harrington Process Solutions; Tigard (OR); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans (HDHP/HSA or PPO)

Dental and Vision coverage

Telehealth & Concierge services

Life Insurance & AD&D

Long Term Disability

Paid time off (3–5 weeks)

Holidays (7 paid)

401(k) & Roth with company match

Job summary

Harrington is seeking a Regional Buyer to support Portland, Spokane, and Seattle locations, ensuring replenishment alignment with business needs.

You will partner with Purchasing, Operations, and Demand Planning to monitor inventory, manage PO activity, and address supply challenges before they impact customers.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of purchasing, inventory, or supply chain experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across several locations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build productive supplier and internal relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage replenishment and stock purchase orders for assigned product lines across Portland, Spokane, and Seattle.
• Review inventory levels and identify opportunities for transfers between locations.
• Partner with Demand Planning to review Min/Max levels and purchasing forecasts.
• Monitor open purchase orders, supplier lead times, and delivery dates and expedite orders when needed.
• Help identify potential stock additions, reductions, excess inventory, and supply risks.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve pricing, quantity, delivery, and invoice discrepancies.
• Support vendor-managed and consigned inventory programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing, inventory availability, service levels, and cost.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Multi-location coordination

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Chino, California, Harrington has grown to be a leading distributor of fluid process products and solutions for industrial applications. With over 70 locations across the United States, we proudly serve a wide range of industries, including water and wastewater management, chemicals, manufacturing, semiconductors, life sciences, and food and beverage processing.

At Harrington, we believe that what sets us apart is our people. We’re passionate about serving our customers with deep technical knowledge, fast product availability, and innovative supply chain solutions. Our commitment to excellence ensures that we’re always ready to respond when our customers need us - 24/7/365.

Harrington is an organization that values people, innovation, and exceptional service. If you’re looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference and you can grow alongside a supportive and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

At Harrington, having the right products in the right place at the right time is critical to serving our customers. We’re looking for a Regional Buyer to support our Portland, Spokane, and Seattle locations and help ensure inventory is aligned with the needs of the business.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with Purchasing, Operations, Demand Planning, branch teams, and suppliers to manage replenishment, monitor inventory, and address supply challenges before they impact our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Manage replenishment and stock purchase orders for assigned product lines across Portland, Spokane, and Seattle.
• Review inventory levels and identify opportunities for transfers between locations.
• Partner with Demand Planning to review Min/Max levels and purchasing forecasts.
• Monitor open purchase orders, supplier lead times, and delivery dates and expedite orders when needed.
• Help identify potential stock additions, reductions, excess inventory, and supply risks.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve pricing, quantity, delivery, and invoice discrepancies.
• Support vendor-managed and consigned inventory programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing, inventory availability, service levels, and cost.

What We’re Looking For

• 1–2 years of purchasing, buying, inventory, or supply chain experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across several locations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build productive supplier and internal relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn new systems.

If you’re proactive, detail-oriented, and enjoy solving supply and inventory challenges while supporting multiple locations, we’d love to hear from you.

Harrington provides an outstanding benefits package, designed to support our employees' health, financial wellness, and work-life balance, with options that go above and beyond standard offerings!

Insurance

• Medical Plans: Choose from HDHP/HSA (with monthly company contributions) or a PPO option.
• Spousal HRA: SIHRA covers 100% of eligible expenses up to $9,400 per individual or $18,800 per family each calendar year.
• FSAs: Flexible spending options for health and dependent care expenses.
• Dental: Comprehensive, including orthodontic care for both children and adults
• Vision: Includes discounts on Lasik.
• Telehealth & Concierge: 24/7 healthcare access with prescription services for enrolled members.
• Life Insurance and AD&D: Company paid life and AD&D coverage
• Long Term Disability: Company paid LTD program
• Optional Coverages: Short term disability, voluntary pet care, identity protection, voluntary life insurance with optional dependent coverage, plus supplemental critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity.
• Employee Assistance Program: Professional support for employees during critical times.
• Disability: Options for both short- and long-term coverage.

Retirement

• 401(K) & Roth: 100% company match on the first 3%, plus 0.5 match on the 4th and 5th%

Work/Life Balance

• Paid Time Off: Start with 3 weeks, with the potential to accrue up to 5 weeks per year.
• Holidays: 7 paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving.
• Additional Leave: Coverage for jury duty, witness duty, and bereavement leave.

Harrington continuously seeks new ways to enhance benefits to help our employees thrive in every area of their lives.

Harrington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.