Regional Commodity Manager - OEM & Resale

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• PPTO. Days of vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

Reporting to the Global Category Lead (based in Europe), the Regional Commodity Manager is responsible to take charge of shaping and executing our regional OEM & resale sourcing strategy. This role will drive the end-to-end management of the OEM & resale category, overseeing strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and supplier relationship management across multiple markets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, category management, and a proven track record of delivering cost savings while ensuring innovation, quality, and supply chain reliability. A background in OEM & Resale procurement is a plus.

You will be an integral part of a cross-functional team, working closely with product development, engineering, and operations to ensure that our OEM & resale supply chain is efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with our strategic objectives. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced global environment, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our business.

This position is part of the Direct Sourcing department, located in Romeoville, Illinois and will be Hybrid.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Category Strategy Development: Develop and execute the regional sourcing strategy for the OEM & resale category, ensuring it aligns with the company’s overarching goals and supports sustainable, profitable growth. Collaborate with other regional & global commodity managers. Conduct comprehensive market intelligence, supplier assessments, and trend analysis to identify new opportunities for cost reduction, innovation, and product enhancement. Stay ahead of market developments and emerging technologies, adapting strategies to drive competitive advantage and differentiate our offerings.
• Supplier Management: Lead the strategic selection, negotiation, and ongoing management of key suppliers in areas such as instrument resale, electrodes, labware, and other critical components. Cultivate strong, long-term relationships with top-tier suppliers, focused on creating value through collaboration, innovation, and performance excellence. Regularly assess supplier performance against key metrics (e.g., cost, quality, delivery, sustainability) and lead corrective action plans or continuous improvement initiatives as needed.
• Cost Management & Value Optimization: Drive cost-saving initiatives through strategic negotiation, process improvement, and alternative sourcing strategies, while maintaining or improving product quality and supply reliability. Monitor market conditions, pricing trends, and global economic factors to identify cost optimization opportunities and manage risks across the supply chain. Collaborate with finance and operations teams to deliver clear cost reduction targets, working to improve profitability without compromising on performance or innovation.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closel