Supply Chain Quality Manager

Line Up Aviation; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 48,216 - 53,726; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Supply Chain Quality Manager Officer for our client. The role leads Supply Chain and Quality across both NPI and serial production, ensuring supplier performance, compliance, and delivery of industrial objectives.

The contract runs to 24 December 2026 with a high chance of extension. 35 hours per week, mostly on-site in Filton (80% onsite). BPSS clearance is required and travel internationally may be needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in Supply Chain and Quality in an industrial setting.
• Knowledge of PPS methodologies such as 8D/9S, Ishikawa, and 5Why.
• Experience dealing with suppliers and delivery of parts.
• Customer-facing experience.
• Excellent communicator with strong negotiation skills.
• Willingness to work in a multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel internationally when needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure on-time and on-quality deliveries to customers, including FALs and plants.
• Partner with suppliers to support their development.
• Ensure supplier and product compliance to applicable requirements with all contributors.
• Contribute to the Supply Chain voice within the MFT (programme, engineering, customer services, buyers).
• Handle activities in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Coordinate with external partners.
• Explore different manufacturing technologies.

Skills

Supply Chain

Quality Management

Supplier management

NPI & serial production

PPS methodologies

8D/9S

Communication

Negotiation

Multicultural environment

International travel

Job description

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Supply Chain Quality Manager Officer on an initial contract until 24th December 2026 with a high chance of extension.

You will be responsible for leading Supply Chain and Quality Management activities across both New Product Introduction (NPI) and serial production phases, ensuring supplier performance, compliance, and industrial objectives are achieved.

Role: Supply Chain Quality Manager

Pay: £37.02 per hour Via Umbrella, inside IR35

Location: Filton - 80% onsite per week as a minimum, could be full time

Contract: Monday - Friday, 35 Hours per week

Security Clearance: BPSS

Responsibilities

• Strong collaboration with suppliers to ensure On Time and on Quality deliveries in order to deliver parts to all customers (FALs and Plants)
• Work in partnership with the suppliers to support their development
• Ensuring compliance of suppliers and products to applicable requirements with all relevant contributors Contributing to the Supply Chain voice in the MFT (Programme, engineering, customer services, buyer
• Dealing with various activities in a constant evolving environment
• Dealing with external partners
• Discovering different manufacturing technologies

Essential & Desirable Skills

• Past experience in Supply Chain & Quality in an Industrial setting
• Knowledge of PPS (Practical Problem Solving) methodologies such as 8D / 9S, Ishikawa, 5why, etc.
• Experience dealing with suppliers and delivery of parts
• Customer facing experience
• Excellent Communicator
• Strong negotiation skills
• Willingness to work in a multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel internationally when needed.