Supply Chain Quality Manager
Location: Stevenage (hybrid)
Hours: 37 per week
Contract Length: till Dec 2026
Rate: 34.70/hour (umbrella) or 26 /hour (PAYE)
Client: Aerospace
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. Industry: Aerospace, Space systems or similar industry
5. Knowledge of Space Systems and processes around satellite equipment development / production are a plus
6. English: negotiation level; additional language may be required depending on location (Germany, France, UK, Spain)
7. 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.
8. 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.
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan.
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