Job Description
Supply Chain Quality Manager
Location: Stevenage (hybrid)
Hours: 37per week
Contract Length: tillDec 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.
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan