Supply Chain Quality Manager in Stevenage

Job Description

Supply Chain Quality Manager

Location: Stevenage (hybrid)

Hours: 37per week

Contract Length: till Dec 2026

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

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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

1. Engineering or master’s degree in related field
2. Background in Procurement, Quality, Programmes or Projects, Production/AIT, or Engineering
3. Project Management skills, Leadership skills
4. Knowledge of Space Systems and processes around satellite equipment development / production are a plus
5. English: negotiation level; additional may be required depending on location (Germany, France, UK, Spain)
6. 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.
7. 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.