DIRECT APPLICANTS ONLY Why Ceres: Ceres is a leading developer of clean energy technology, electrolysis for the creation of green hydrogen and fuel cells for power generation. Its licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world's largest companies, such Bosch, Doosan, Shell and Weichai. Our ultimate purpose is to help sustain a clean, green planet by ensuring there is clean energy everywhere in the world. Sustainability is at the heart of our business, as integral to how we work as it is to our technologies. Ceres' solid oxide platform technology supports greater electrification of our energy systems and produces green hydrogen at high-efficiencies as a route to decarbonise emissions-intensive industries such as steelmaking, cement, and future fuels. Ceres is listed on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") (LSE: CWR) and is classified by the LSE Green Economy Mark, which recognises listed companies that derive more than 50% of their activity from the green economy. Ceres is an inspiring place to work, and our people care deeply about our purpose, our technology, our partners, and each other. We offer employees the opportunity to collaborate creatively to solve complex problems and challenges, to experiment and innovate and push the boundaries of our technology, within a supportive culture and work environment that allows them to learn, grow, achieve great things and be the very best version of themselves. Purpose of the role: In support of significant business growth and reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will work with our partnerships team and be responsible for co-ordination of Supply Chain and Procurement activities to ensure the successful mobilisation and execution of this technology transfer to our partners. As Supply Chain Specialist - Partnerships, you will work closely with business stakeholders and externally with partners (both in the supply chain and with licensees) to manage, support and balance supply chain activities. Key Responsibilities: Support the supply chain activity associated with the delivery of new and existing partnerships through cross functional negotiations, relationship management, and analytical insights Understanding Partners' and Ceres needs and operating to an agreed framework on collaborative projects to drive improvements or sourcing activities. This may include supplier sourcing, selection, negotiation, and management to achieve quality, cost, schedule, and relationship requirements. This will include working on cost down initiatives to achieve targets Tracking and reporting of the sourcing plans including Direct Materials, Non-Direct Materials, Capital Equipment, Consumables and Tooling. This includes working with and understanding the Bill of Materials (BoM) Ensure that Ceres is represented in all key supplier meetings Ensure the correct handling (creation, capture and protection) of intellectual property for the project activities, by working with Legal/IP with respect to supply chain innovation. Maximise value extracted from the supply chain for the benefit of the Ceres Licensee model Ensure that there is consistent and effective reporting of key Supply Chain metrics and milestones, to ensure that project KPIs are achieved Implementing contracting standards and reviewing joint sign off & CCNs Deliverables Track the development of Supply Chain activities across Collaboration Manufacturing Licence agreements, and report deviations from the plan and issues arising Positive engagement with Licensee, Commercial and Project Management ensuring Ceres Supply Chain requirements are considered in decisions and planning Attendance at relevant internal and joint partner meetings as required and agreed with relevant stakeholders Knowledge and skills required for the role: Confident with excellent presentation skills and written skills English. Strong experience of cross-functional engagement Experience in developing and monitoring procedures. Strong experience of reporting including but not limited to Excel, Power Bi, PPT Understanding and interpretation of engineering drawings, Bill of Material reports, and Supply Chain manufacturing processes Ideally, degree qualified from an engineering, manufacturing, or commercial discipline with additional experience in supply chain management Experience in dealing with customers and suppliers A strong communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence cross-functional working Comfortable working in a team, under their own initiative, and on a range of projects at the same time If you do not yet meet all these requirements, but believe you can grow to, we would welcome your application and the opportunity to discuss this with you. In return we offer a fantastic working environment with hybrid / flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package. This includes Life Insurance, Health Care Cash Plan, 25 Days Annual Leave, Share save Scheme and Pension along with enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay and Shared Parental Leave as part of our family friendly policy.