Supply Chain & Quality Manager - Contract Position Location: Broughton Contract Length: 6 months (likely extension) Pay Rate: £41.00 per hour Umbrella / £30.64 per hour PAYE IR35: Inside IR35 Hours: 35 per week, Monday-Friday (overtime paid at standard rate) Overview A leading aerospace and manufacturing organisation is seeking a Supply Chain & Quality Manager to support operational supplier performance across a diverse global supply base. This role focuses on ensuring on-time delivery, robust quality performance and continuous improvement across detail-parts suppliers supporting major aircraft programmes. Key Responsibilities Act as the primary operational interface with suppliers. Manage supply chain and quality activities, ensuring delivery, quality and cost performance. Assess suppliers during tendering and support supplier selection. Monitor supplier capability, capacity and industrial maturity. Lead quality approval activities and ensure compliance with required standards. Support new product introduction, qualification activities and engineering changes. Identify risks, develop mitigation plans and drive recovery actions when required. Lead supplier performance improvement projects and report on performance metrics. Travel to UK/EU supplier sites as required. Skills & Experience 5 years' experience in Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering or Customer Support. Strong understanding of supply chain fundamentals and product/engineering processes. Knowledge of quality standards (QMS, Nadcap, EMS) and non-conformance processes (NC, NOE, QSR). Experience in supplier performance management, crisis management and SAP. Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills. Manufacturing or machining background advantageous. Ability to work autonomously and manage suppliers across multiple regions. If you are interested please apply directly with the latest copy of your CV or for more information please email Ellie at Carbon60 at Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.