Supply Chain Quality Manager

Supply Chain Quality Manager

Location: Stevenage (hybrid)

Hours: 37per week

Contract Length: till Dec 2026

Rate: £34.70/hour (umbrella) or £26 /hour (PAYE)

Client : Aerospace

A new opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Quality Manager to join Aerospace client. In this role you will act as key operational supplier interface and inspire trust and teamwork between client and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary operational interface with suppliers, building strong, trusted partnerships.
• Ensure On Time, On Quality and On Cost supplier performance to protect business operations.
• Manage supplier milestones, product life cycle reviews, and delivery coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead progress meetings, gate reviews, and manage changes, deviations, waivers, and non conformities.
• Monitor supplier performance, risks, and industrial maturity; define and drive recovery and improvement action plans.
• Support development and industrialisation phases by bringing manufacturing, capacity, and supplier maturity expertise.
• Define and execute supplier qualification, surveillance, inspection, and audit activities using client quality standards and tools.
• Collaborate closely with Programme, Engineering, Product Assurance, Supply Chain, and external partners.
• Contribute to supplier selection, development strategies, and cross???functional forums (MFT, VRB, SED, TEB).

Skills & Experience

• Engineering or master's degree in related field
• Background in Procurement, Quality, Programmes or Projects, Production/AIT, or Engineering
• Project Management skills, Leadership skills
• Industry: Aerospace, Space systems or similar industry
• Knowledge of Space Systems and processes around satellite equipment development / production are a plus
• English: negotiation level; additional language may be required depending on location (Germany, France, UK, Spain)
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
• The job holder must be able to accommodate a reasonable amount of travel for business needs (typically once or twice a month).



Ready to take the next step in your supply chain career?
Apply now with your CV to be part of a forward-thinking team where your expertise will make a real impact.

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