Oxford PV is scaling the commercial manufacturing of next-generation perovskite-silicon tandem solar technology. The Strategic Supply Chain Manager will play a critical role in designing, securing, and optimising a resilient, scalable, and responsible global supply chain to support high-volume manufacturing, innovation cycles, and long-term commercial growth.
This role owns supply chain strategy, supplier partnering, risk management, and cross-site coordination, ensuring readiness from pilot through to HVM, while embedding sustainability, compliance, and cost discipline.
This role requires a regular presence in Germany and other future sites.
What will you be doing?
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Setting and delivering Oxford PV’s global supply chain strategy aligned to manufacturing scale-up, technology roadmap, and commercial plan.
- Establishing supply chain governance, decision rights, and escalation routes across UK, German, and future sites.
- Leading make/buy choices and sourcing strategies for critical materials, equipment, and services.
- Identifying, qualifying, and developing strategic suppliers across key technical categories (materials, wafers, cells, chemicals, tools, components).
- Building long-term supplier partnerships, including framework agreements and capacity-reservation where needed.
- Managing supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, innovation, risk, and ESG metrics.
- Owning end-to-end supply chain risk assessment and mitigation (geopolitical, capacity, IP, quality, financial, regulatory).
- Implementing resilience plans (dual-sourcing, regionalisation, contingencies) and leading disruption/crisis response planning.
- Embedding responsible sourcing, compliance, and sustainability into supplier management while driving cross-functional/site alignment and tracking KPIs, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and planning inputs (CapEx, long-range plans, diligence).
What will you need to succeed in the role?
Essential skills:
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Significant experience in strategic supply chain or strategic procurement roles, preferably within deep-tech, semiconductor, PV, electronics, advanced materials, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
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Proven experience designing and managing global, multi-site supply chains during scale-up or industrialisation phases.
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Track record of leading supplier strategy, negotiations, and long-term partnerships.
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Strong understanding of manufacturing supply chains, qualification processes, and change-management impacts.
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Experience with supply chain risk management, dual-sourcing strategies, and supplier audits.
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Solid commercial acumen, including contract negotiation and cost modelling.
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Familiarity with ESG-related supply chain requirements (ethical sourcing, traceability, audits) is highly desirable.
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Comfortable working in highly technical environments with R&D and engineering teams.
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Fluent in written and spoken English.
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Strategic thinker with strong execution capability.
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Able to operate effectively in ambiguity and rapid-growth settings.
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Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders.
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International mindset; comfortable working across cultures and geographies.
Desirable skills:
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Fluent in written and spoken German
What will we offer you in return?
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Salary commensurate with experience
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Benefit package according to location
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A fast-paced work environment in a growing international company
- A chance to make a difference by joining our employee committees built around our values
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The opportunity to experience and support many parts of the business.
Sounds good? Join our team – we look forward to receiving your application!
Oxford PV is an equal opportunity employer and expressly welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
