Purchasing Agent
Veralto
Rayong, Thailand
Full-Time
$5
OfficeExecutive
About Veralto:
Veralto launched in October 2023, is a $5 billion global leader in essential technologies with a bold vision for creating enduring positive impact for the world. Our operating companies are building on a long-standing legacy of success, innovation, and deep customer trust as they work to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future. Veralto is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with 13 operating companies and 300+locations worldwide. Our global team of 16,000 associates is committed to making an enduring positive impact on the world united by powerful purpose - Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™.
Veralto’s Water Quality Companies – Hach, Chemtreat, Trojan Technologies, OTT Hydromet, Sea-Bird Scientific, McCrometer, XOS & Acquatic Informatics- help to manage, treat, purity & protect the global water supply from municipal & wastewater treatment facilities to lakes, rivers, watersheds, and oceans.
Our Product Identification companies – Videojet, Esko, X-rite, Linx and Pantone helps package and protect the world’s food, medicine and essentials tracing and authenticating billions of goods that travels the global supply chain every day.
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Water Quality (‘WQ”) Platform is part of the Environmental & Applied Solutions reporting segment and is a global leader in water quality analysis and treatment, providing instrumentation and disinfection systems to help analyze and manage the quality of ultra-pure water, portable water, wastewater, groundwater, and ocean water in residential, commercial, industrial, and natural resource applications. Our water quality business provides products under a variety of brands, including Hach,Trojan Technologies,McCrometer and ChemTreat. WQ Asia has sales offices in India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Hach-TH Water Quality Platform, a part of the Hach Company, is a leader in manufacturing and distributing analytical instruments and reagents used to test water quality and other liquid solutions. In response to the rapidly expanding reagent in water test business in Thailand, we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our Water Quality Thailand Group as a Purchasing Agent.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager – Order Fulfillment, Supply Chain & Logistics, the Purchasing Agent is responsible for end-to-end procurement of direct and indirect materials — chemicals, instrument components, packaging, MRO, and services — supporting Hach Thailand's manufacturing Distribution Center operations. The role establishes and maintains strategic sourcing relationships with emphasis on quality, delivery, and total cost, negotiates supplier contracts, and owns the purchase-order lifecycle within Oracle ERP.
The Purchasing Agent partners closely with Planning, Production, Quality, EHS, Import-Export, Finance, and Engineering to ensure uninterrupted supply, supports compliance with Thai Free Zone and hazardous-goods requirements.
What You'll Do
Sourcing & Vendor Management
Establish and maintain supply systems to ensure sufficient material supply for operations.
Maintain open lines of communication with suppliers for prompt resolution of quality and delivery.
Build and maintain a high level of knowledge about commodity suppliers and market conditions to support strategic sourcing decisions.
Monitor supplier performance through scorecards; hold suppliers accountable to agreed service-level and quality targets.
Negotiation & Cost Management
Negotiate with suppliers to attain the lowest total cost of ownership.
Lead RFQ/RFP processes and support long-term contract negotiations and renewals.
Contribute to annual cost-out / Purchase Price Variance (PPV) targets and savings tracking.
Purchase Order & Data Management
Place and maintain purchase orders, blanket orders, and long-term agreements to support ongoing material supply.
Maintain ERP master data — vendor master, sourcing rules, lead times, MOQs, prices, and delivery terms — with high accuracy.
Process change orders, expedites, and order acknowledgments accurately and on time.
Compliance & Quality
Ensure procurement activity complies with Thai Free Zone, customs, and trade regulations in partnership with Import-Export.
Support sourcing of hazardous goods in line with IATA / IMDG / DOT standards and Hach EHS requirements.
Participate in ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 audits and maintain procurement procedure documentation and audit-readiness.
Help define, establish, and continuously improve Purchasing policies and procedures for internal training and certification.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Planning, Production, Quality, EHS, Import-Export, Finance, and Engineering to balance service, cost, and inventory goals.
Provide timely status updates on supplier quality or delivery issues to internal customers.
Support new product introductions, engineering change requests, and end-of-life material transitions.
Continuous Improvement
Leverage AI-enabled and digital tools to enhance procurement decision-making, including demand pattern analysis, supplier performance monitoring, and risk identification.
Identify procurement improvement opportunities; implement standard work and visual controls.
Apply Veralto Enterprise System (VES) tools — Daily Management, Kaizen, and Problem-Solving Process (PSP) — to drive supplier and process improvement.
Leverage data analytics to deliver spend visibility, supplier scorecards, and savings tracking.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or a related field.
3–5 years' progressive experience as a Buyer, Purchasing Specialist, or Purchasing Agent in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
Working knowledge of ERP / MRP systems with strong purchase-order and master-data discipline; Oracle EBS or Fusion preferred.
Demonstrated negotiation skills and supplier-relationship management.
Understanding of contract terms, JIT / demand-flow principles, and basic procurement legal and commercial concepts.
Strong business communication skills in English and Thai (written and spoken).
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated AI utilization knowledge.
Experience procuring chemicals, instrument components, or regulated / hazardous materials.
Familiarity with Thai Free Zone customs and import-export workflows.
Advanced Excel proficiency for spend analysis, dashboards, and reporting.
Exposure to Lean, Kaizen, or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
Experience supporting ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 audits.
Key Competencies
Commercial Acumen: secures favorable terms while preserving supplier relationships.
Organizational & Analytical Skill: manages high transactions and uses data to drive decisions.
Customer Focus: treats internal stakeholders and suppliers as partners; protects on-time delivery.
Attention to Detail: accuracy in purchase orders, master data, and contracts is critical.
Team Collaboration: works seamlessly across Planning, Production, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Import-Export.
Integrity & Compliance: operates within Hach Code of Conduct and compliance requirements.
Adaptability: adjusts to shifting demand, supplier disruptions, and changing priorities while driving results.
What’s In It for You
You will play an integral part in shaping the OpCo and the whole platform’s business in Asia, one of the strongest and highly visible regions with many untapped opportunities
You will work with a team where the goal is to create an environment of continuous improvement, wellness, and open, honest, two-way communication
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