Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Partnerships

About Us

Exergy3 is a Scottish cleantech company developing and commercialising a high-temperature Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system for industrial decarbonisation. Our technology converts surplus electricity into stored heat, delivered as process steam or hot air directly into industrial plant, displacing natural gas and reducing industrial carbon emissions without requiring customers to redesign their processes. More than 50% of global CO₂ emissions arise from industrial heat processes.

Exergy3 provides a reliable, cost-effective and scalable solution: one that enables industry to decarbonise without compromising operational performance.

The Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Partnerships will help build and lead Exergy3's supply chain capability as the business moves from prototype manufacture to repeatable commercial deployment. This is a strategic commercial and operational leadership role: you will help design the supply chain from the ground up, establish the manufacturing partnerships that determine whether Exergy3 can scale, and ensure the company's products are manufacturable, cost-effective and deliverable.

You will work closely with the Technical Director (product and systems), the Project Delivery team (supply into live projects) and the Commercial team (cost modelling, customer delivery commitments). You will report directly to the CCO, and be a member of the Commercial operational leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to build the supply chain that will underpin one of Europe's most important industrial decarbonisation technologies.

You won't inherit a mature procurement function; you will help design and build it. You will play a central role in transforming Exergy3 from an R&D business into a commercially successful industrial technology company that makes a genuine difference to Europe's carbon footprint. You will have significant autonomy, direct access to the leadership team, and the opportunity to shape not just the supply chain but the operational culture of a rapidly scaling cleantech business.

• Support the development of and own Exergy3's end-to-end supply chain strategy, from raw material sourcing through contract manufacturing to customer site delivery
• Build a scalable supplier and manufacturing partner ecosystem capable of supporting the transition from single-unit FOAK delivery to repeatable NOAK commercial deployment
• Develop sourcing strategies for critical components and systems: heating elements, refractory systems, pressure vessels, electrical infrastructure, control systems and insulation
• Improve supply chain resilience, lead time performance and continuity of supply as the product range and customer base grows
• Define the supply chain architecture for the Exergy3 GmbH Munich operation and European customer deployments, identifying European fabrication partners and logistics arrangements

• Develop long-term manufacturing partnerships with fabrication companies, specialist manufacturers and strategic suppliers capable of meeting Exergy3's quality, lead time and cost requirements
• Identify and onboard new manufacturing partners to support European growth, in particular DACH-region fabricators for the EU pipeline
• Negotiate framework agreements, Heads of Terms, long-term collaboration arrangements and preferred supplier agreements that provide commercial predictability and protect supply continuity
• Build the relationships that will support future industrialisation, working with partners who can grow with Exergy3 as volumes increase
• Develop the scaling partnerships (infrastructure funds and large corporates) that will underpin the Heat-as-a-Service business model post Series A
• Manage strategic partner relationships and specialist subcontractors at a commercial and operational level

• Lead procurement across engineering, projects and commercial operations, ensuring all major purchases are competitively selected, commercially managed and delivered against project schedules
• Manage supplier selection processes, RFQ/tender management and…