Strategic Supplier Quality Leader - Continuous Improvement

Amentum; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum in the United Kingdom is seeking a Supplier Quality Development Leader to drive improvements in the HPC and SZC supply chains. You will lead problem resolution, coach suppliers, and run quality improvement workshops to deliver measurable outcomes.

With a background in engineering and a track record in multi-disciplinary teams, you will influence stakeholders, manage projects within budget and timescales, and help embed continuous improvement across the supplier network.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing multi disciplined teams (MDTs).
• Business improvement practitioner with a proven track record of delivering supplier development projects in a manufacturing operational environment.
• Qualification in an Engineering discipline, Degree/ HNC / HND, (or lower if combined with experience).
• Proven experience of interaction and resolving issues with a wide range of internal & external stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment.
• Continuous Improvement mindset with a sound knowledge of improvement techniques including 8D, PDCA, root cause analysis (RCA), Kaizen events and process mapping.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to support and implement practical solutions, whilst remaining open to the ideas of others.

Responsibilities

• To lead structured problem resolution activities at key strategic suppliers.
• Train and coach suppliers in structured problem resolution methodology
• To facilitate Supplier Quality Improvement workshops.
• Build relationships with supplier leadership teams to influence improvement activities within the supplier and to promote continuous improvement.
• Collect and analyse data and information on allocated suppliers’ performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Share learning & good practices across the supply chain.
• To review supplier development requests and create a Supplier Quality Delivery Charter to define the problem, outline the method to be adopted, bound the scope, and identify resources and milestones to enable a successful delivery of the improvement.
• To deliver the quality improvement activity within the agreed timescales and budget.
• Conduct an effectiveness review to confirm that a demonstrable improvement has been achieved and recommend any further improvements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Influencing

Relationship building

Practical solution delivery

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

HNC/HND or equivalent with experience

Job description

Amentum in the United Kingdom is seeking a Supplier Quality Development Leader to drive improvements in the HPC and SZC supply chains. You will lead problem resolution, coach suppliers, and run quality improvement workshops to deliver measurable outcomes.

With a background in engineering and a track record in multi-disciplinary teams, you will influence stakeholders, manage projects within budget and timescales, and help embed continuous improvement across the supplier network.