Global Supplier Quality Manager

Leidos; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave (including public

Access to Flexible benefits (including

Flexible Working Scheme

Job summary

Leidos Europe is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to lead assurance and improvement activities across our global supply chain within the LCST programme in Bristol. You will drive quality systems, perform 1st and 2nd party audits, and act as the main contact for supplier quality issues.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Compliance, you will coordinate with stakeholders, travel across the UK and overseas, and contribute to a culture of quality and continuous improvement while supporting the

Qualifications

• Certified as an ISO9001 Lead Auditor.
• Quality assurance experience in a procurement or logistics environment.
• Willing to travel across the UK and Overseas.

Responsibilities

• Further develop, implement, and maintain the quality assurance and control system for the programme in relation to procurement, storage and distribution of our Team Leidos procured commodities.
• Communicate with management and staff throughout the organisation to ensure that the relevant quality management systems are functioning properly and all processes and procedures are being followed to ensure the quality of our service provision and ensure appropriate flow down into the supply chain.
• Perform 1st and 2nd Party assurance against ISO 9001/AQAP 2110 standards, delivering audit reports that add value and enable continuous improvement.
• Manage quality related supplier escalations/interventions.
• Further develop and implement procedures and plans for assuring quality products and services for Team Leidos within our Defence customer’s air domain. Develop and improve processes and procedures to meet and exceed acceptable quality levels for programme performance standards.
• Coordinate/collaborate with the Programme stakeholders for validation of the effectiveness of quality assurance procedures and controls; monitor, review, and report assessment results of Leidos performance against defined contractual standards; and validate compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• The SQA will support the Defence requested activities by coordinating the availability of programme, project, and operational documents; providing data requested as part of onsite and remote audits; providing access to all source materials and associated metadata.
• Establish and maintain strong and productive relationships with key stakeholders ensuring that the objectives are understood and incorporated into a framework of continuous improvement.
• Delivering training as needed to support quality awareness.
• Support compliance team members at various other programme Working Groups.

Skills

ISO9001 Lead Auditor

Quality assurance

UK/Overseas travel

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

MS Office

Jira

Job description

Leidos Europe is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to lead assurance and improvement activities across our global supply chain within the LCST programme in Bristol. You will drive quality systems, perform 1st and 2nd party audits, and act as the main contact for supplier quality issues.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Compliance, you will coordinate with stakeholders, travel across the UK and overseas, and contribute to a culture of quality and continuous improvement while supporting the