Supply Chain and Quality Manager

Carbon60; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A large engineering company in East Midlands is seeking a Supply Chain and Quality Manager for a contract role until December 2026. The successful candidate will manage supplier performance, quality improvement plans, and risk assessments in the aerospace sector. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential. This role offers an opportunity to work closely with major clients in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Supply Chain and Quality Manager in aerospace or similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier performance and conduct load and capacity analysis.
• Implement quality improvement plans and manage non-conformities.
• Identify and assess risks; define and execute mitigation plans.

Skills

Efficient and proactive communication

Strong stakeholder management ability

Industrial background in aerospace

Data analysis and synthetic reporting

Practical problem solving

Crisis and recovery management

Project management basics

Job description

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Carbon60 are currently looking for a Supply Chain and Quality Manager to join a cliend of ours based in Derby. This position is a contract role running up to the end of December 2026.

Our client is a large engineering company who specilise in the aviation, space, and defence sectors. Our client is currently based onsite in Derby working alongside Rolls Royce.

Supply Chain Management

• Suppliers' performance monitoring.
• Load and capacity analysis.
• Rate readiness analysis.
• Supply chain intelligence management.
• Transfer of work management.
• Design change industrialisation management.

Quality Management

• Correction: non-conformity eradication (Events / SARI / QSR / Concessions)
• Prevention: implementation and management of APQP and quality improvement plan (SQIP)

Risk Management

• Risks identification and assessment
• Mitigation plan definition and execution
• Governance

Required Skills

• Efficient and proactive communication
• Strong stakeholder management ability
• Industrial background and culture within aerospace industry
• Data analysis and synthetic reporting
• Practical problem solving
• Crisis and recovery management
• Project management basics

We are looking for someone with a good level of experience within a similar role.

If you are interested in this role and would like to know more, please apply with an updated CV and one of our consultants will be in touch.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.