Supplier Quality Manager 

Location:                 Stevenage

Salary:                      Up to £60,000

Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to 21%, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave, enhanced parental leave.

Typically for this role, you will be required 1 day per week on-site.

We’re working with an award-winning, world-leading, technical & scientific engineering organisation, with sites across Europe, that has an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Manager who will drive continuous improvement, process control and Quality assurance techniques across a variety of defence projects.

The Supplier Quality Manager opportunity

You will be a senior team member within the growing Supply Chain Quality Team (Deputy to Head of Quality Assurance – Supply Chain UK) where you will ensure that the team has the skills and capabilities needed to provide sufficient supply chain Quality Assurance to our internal customers.

With a proactive and driven mindset with Quality Management and Quality Assurance experience, you will be the key point of contact relating to all supply chain Quality Assurance activities.

There will be the opportunity to support wider team objectives and implementation of transversal projects across the business, whilst you will be the key interface for Supply chain Quality activity across allocated suppliers and projects.

Supplier Quality Manager skills and experience required

• Leadership experience involving the improvement of products & processes throughout the area of responsibility
• Ability to provide technical product and process support to the wider supply chain Quality team 
• Strong Project Management Experience from a Quality perspective 
• Supports cross-training of other quality team members
• Proactive and driven work ethic with a passion for Quality and continuous improvement 
• Experience in the deployment of short, medium and long-term objectives with respect to Quality targets and milestones 
• Experienced in the identification of Quality risks, critical issues and mitigation solutions to ensure the achievement of supplier Quality performance
• Ability to work with suppliers to develop robust processes in line with the defined quality tools and techniques 
• Assuring compliance with process requirements and contractual standards. 
• Experienced in Supply Chain Quality Management and performance techniques 
• Experience in implementing Quality systems including development and production practices

The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.

Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.

Please note:

Rules onsite require British Citizenship. Dual nationals can apply for this position, and you will be required to undergo UK Security Clearance.

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