Senior Purchasing Manager

Senior Purchasing Manager

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.

We're looking for a Senior Purchasing Manager to partner across the network to strengthen our purchasing and demand planning strategy, bringing greater alignment, improving inventory performance, and driving operational efficiency.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a team of Buyers, Supervisors, and Demand Planners
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Establish clear structure, roles, and communication cadence
• Develop and maintain a forward-looking 2-year roadmap
• Define and implement standard workflows across purchasing and demand planning
• Support a network-wide regional purchasing strategy to improve efficiency and scale
• Drive data-backed improvements in:
• Inventory replenishment and min/max strategies
• Pricing and cost optimization
• Inventory balancing across the network
• Oversee expediting and excess & obsolete (E&O) inventory management
• Own inventory performance (inventory days, service levels, working capital)
• Track key metrics to drive results and accountability
• Identify and manage supply chain risks, communicating impacts to leadership
• Lead onboarding and training programs for consistency across the team
• Maintain strong ERP/system knowledge to identify gaps and improve processes
• Foster team engagement through regular check-ins and development initiatives

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in purchasing, demand planning, or supply chain within a distribution or industrial environment
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including managing buyers, planners, or supervisors
• Experience operating in a multi-site or regional environment with a focus on standardization and scalability
• Proven track record of improving inventory performance, service levels, and cost efficiency
• Experience driving process improvements and implementing standard workflows across teams
• Strong background working with ERP systems (purchasing, inventory, demand planning modules)
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, sales, and senior leadership

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.