What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Buyer position at Harrington Process Solutions?
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.
Position Summary:
- Drive outstanding service to internal and external customers by ensuring Distribution Center inventory is always stocked at sufficient levels.
- Order materials to replenish existing warehouse stock of assigned product lines by reviewing computer reports showing materials that have been shipped, inventory levels on-hand and established minimum and maximum levels set in the system.
- Review on-hand inventories within serviced branches and across the company and initiate product transfers under the direction of the line manager.
- Maintain close communication with serviced branches regarding order status, expediting, and changes to replenishment paths.
- Monitor purchase orders to be sure that materials are delivered on time; expedite orders as needed to minimum backorders by calling suppliers to verify delivery dates and discuss delivery problems.
- Run and review inventory and sales analysis reports to determine the proper minimum and maximum stock levels for assigned product lines to ensure an adequate supply of materials are on hand to meet expected sales activities; communicate min/max issues to Inventory Planner for resolution.
- Review and analyze freight cost reports for variances from established company practices and identify cost savings opportunities.
- Review and monitor all materials that are returned from customers; prepare reports on dead stock items and coordinate efforts to return these items with supplier representatives and with corporate purchasing personnel.
- Manage invoice approvals and resolve invoice discrepancies (cost/quantity) with suppliers/customers and implement appropriate root cause corrections.
