<div><span style="font-size:16px;">Energy storage is the most exciting area in energy today. Massive amounts of energy storage are required if renewable energy is to take its rightful place on the electric grid. Invinity provides an alternative to the most common type of battery, lithium-ion because the battery technology that works so well in our pockets doesn’t work as well at the grid scale; it wears out, limits use, and even catches fire. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Manufactured as a standardised product in a factory, Invinity’s vanadium flow batteries don’t degrade, won’t catch fire, and can be operated continuously from full charge to full discharge for 25 years. Invinity has 75 megawatt-hours of its modular battery systems in 82 projects across 15 countries - more than any other company in the space. We’ve deployed the largest flow battery systems in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK, and are supported by the UK's National Wealth Fund, some of the world’s leading institutional investors and our projects are backed by major institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy and the UK Government. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">A compelling product and recent funding put Invinity in a position to grow dramatically as it addresses the global imperative for stationary energy storage. Join us as we help transform renewable energy into a stable and dependable contributor to the transition to net zero. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Invinity has operations in the UK, Canada and the U.S. and trades publicly in the UK on AIM and AQSE and in the U.S. on OTCQX. For more information about us visit our </span><a style="font-size:16px;" href="https://invinity.com/%C2%A0">webpage.</a></div><div><br></div><div>This global leadership role is accountable for building and optimizing Invinity’s supply chain to meet ambitious quality, cost, and performance goals. The Senior Director will shape strategic supplier partnerships, manage global networks, and lead a high-performing team to drive operational excellence.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Key Responsibilities</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Strategic Leadership</b>: Develop a forward-looking supply chain strategy aligned with business growth and competitive advantage.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Cost Optimization</b>: Reduce product costs through supplier competition, collaboration in product development, and internal/external coordination.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Global Network Management</b>: Build resilient global supplier and logistics networks. Lead make-versus-buy decisions and manage global demand planning.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Quality &amp; NPI</b>: Champion supplier quality and efficient manufacturing processes, especially in new product introduction (NPI).</div><div><b>Product Development Integration</b>: Oversee operational responsibilities in new product development, including technology transfer to partners.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Team Leadership</b>: Build and lead a high-capability team across sourcing, supplier development, and quality, embedding a strong safety and sustainability culture.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Digital Transformation</b>: Implement automation and data-driven processes for improved decision-making.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Stakeholder Engagement</b>: Advocate for supply chain priorities across internal teams and align with enterprise strategy.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Qualifications</b></div><div>5+ years at the Director level or higher in strategic supply chain, NPI, or manufacturing engineering.</div><div>Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.</div><div>Proven success in complex, industrial manufacturing environments.</div><div>Expertise across the end-to-end supply chain: sourcing, quality, engineering, and product development.</div><div>Demonstrated success in change management, cost reduction, and team leadership.</div><div>Global experience with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.</div><div>Commercially astute, ethical, and highly professional.</div><div>Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.</div><br><br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>At Invinity, we are actively focused on increasing the representation of women across all levels of our organisation, particularly within our engineering, manufacturing and technical teams. We believe that diverse perspectives drive better innovation, and we are committed to providing a working environment where women can thrive, lead, and progress their careers in STEM.</div><div><br></div><div>We support this through inclusive hiring practices, equal pay for equal work, flexible working options, leadership development and continuous review of our policies to ensure they meet the needs of all genders and life <a href="http://stages.For">stages</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Our culture is one of respect, inclusion, and empowerment — where every individual can contribute fully and confidently to a sustainable energy future.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

<p>Invinity Energy Systems plc (AIM:IES) manufactures vanadium flow batteries for the large-scale energy storage requirements of businesses, industry and electricity networks.</p>
<p>We're hiring! Visit: www.invinity.com/careers</p>
<p>Developed specifically for high-utilisation applications that make low-carbon renewable generation reliable, Invinity's highly scalable, factory-built flow battery products can run continually with no degradation, charging and discharging for over 25 years. Energy storage systems based on Invinity's batteries are safe, reliable, and economical, and range in size from 2 MWh and up.</p>
<p>Invinity was created in April 2020 through the merger of two flow battery industry leaders: redT energy plc and Avalon Battery Corporation. With 75 MWh of systems deployed to date across 82 sites in 15 countries, Invinity is active in all major global energy storage markets and has operations in the UK, Canada, USA, Australia and China. Invinity Energy Systems plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange.</p>

Senior Director Strategic Supply Chain and Technical Operations

<div><span>Energy storage is the most exciting area in energy today. Massive amounts of energy storage are required if renewable energy is to take its rightful place on the electric grid.&nbsp;Invinity provides an alternative to the most common type of battery, lithium-ion because the battery technology that works so well in our pockets doesn’t work as well at the grid scale; it wears out, limits use, and even catches fire.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Manufactured as a standardised product in a factory, Invinity’s vanadium flow batteries don’t degrade, won’t catch fire, and can be operated continuously from full charge to full discharge for 25 years.&nbsp;Invinity has 75 megawatt-hours of its modular battery systems in 82 projects across 15 countries - more than any other company in the space. We’ve deployed the largest flow battery systems in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK, and are supported by the UK's National Wealth Fund, some of the world’s leading institutional investors and our projects are backed by major institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy and the UK Government. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>A compelling product and recent funding put Invinity in a position to grow dramatically as it addresses the global imperative for stationary energy storage. Join us as we help transform renewable energy into a stable and dependable contributor to the transition to net zero.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Invinity has operations in the UK, Canada and the U.S. and trades publicly in the UK on AIM and AQSE and in the U.S. on OTCQX.&nbsp;For more information about us visit our </span><a href="https://invinity.com/%C2%A0">webpage.</a></div><div><br></div><div>This global leadership role is accountable for building and optimizing Invinity’s supply chain to meet ambitious quality, cost, and performance goals. The Senior Director will shape strategic supplier partnerships, manage global networks, and lead a high-performing team to drive operational excellence.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Key Responsibilities</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Strategic Leadership</b>: Develop a forward-looking supply chain strategy aligned with business growth and competitive advantage.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Cost Optimization</b>: Reduce product costs through supplier competition, collaboration in product development, and internal/external coordination.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Global Network Management</b>: Build resilient global supplier and logistics networks. Lead make-versus-buy decisions and manage global demand planning.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Quality &amp; NPI</b>: Champion supplier quality and efficient manufacturing processes, especially in new product introduction (NPI).</div><div><b>Product Development Integration</b>: Oversee operational responsibilities in new product development, including technology transfer to partners.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Team Leadership</b>: Build and lead a high-capability team across sourcing, supplier development, and quality, embedding a strong safety and sustainability culture.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Digital Transformation</b>: Implement automation and data-driven processes for improved decision-making.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Stakeholder Engagement</b>: Advocate for supply chain priorities across internal teams and align with enterprise strategy.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Qualifications</b></div><div>5+ years at the Director level or higher in strategic supply chain, NPI, or manufacturing engineering.</div><div>Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.</div><div>Proven success in complex, industrial manufacturing environments.</div><div>Expertise across the end-to-end supply chain: sourcing, quality, engineering, and product development.</div><div>Demonstrated success in change management, cost reduction, and team leadership.</div><div>Global experience with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.</div><div>Commercially astute, ethical, and highly professional.</div><div>Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.</div><br><br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>At Invinity, we are actively focused on increasing the representation of women across all levels of our organisation, particularly within our engineering, manufacturing and technical teams. We believe that diverse perspectives drive better innovation, and we are committed to providing a working environment where women can thrive, lead, and progress their careers in STEM.</div><div><br></div><div>We support this through inclusive hiring practices, equal pay for equal work, flexible working options, leadership development and continuous review of our policies to ensure they meet the needs of all genders and life <a href="http://stages.For">stages</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Our culture is one of respect, inclusion, and empowerment — where every individual can contribute fully and confidently to a sustainable energy future.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

Senior Director Strategic Supply Chain and Technical Operations

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