Supply Chain Quality Manager

ZipRecruiter; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading player in engineering services as a Supply Chain Quality Manager in Portsmouth. You will leverage your engineering expertise and quality leadership skills to enhance supplier performance in the aviation sector. The role involves conducting audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and navigating complex supplier relationships. You will be part of a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Open access to digital learning platforms

Active employee networks promoting diversity

Ongoing performance management tools

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of QMS and aerospace standards.
• Proficiency in APQP, FAI, 8D analysis.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier audits and drive compliance.
• Manage complex supplier relationships.
• Act as a liaison between supply chain operations and engineering teams.

Skills

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Aerospace Industry Standards

Quality Core Tools

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Job description

Job Description

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities.

Where you can make a difference

Where no two days are the same.

Your Role

Are you an engineering-savvy quality leader with a sharp eye for detail and a talent for turning supplier challenges into success stories? Join us in Portsmouth as a Supply Chain Quality Manager, where your aviation expertise, audit know-how, and relationship-building skills will take centre stage.

You’ll lead supplier audits, drive compliance across the board, and work closely with tricky suppliers to elevate performance and ensure seamless delivery. If you're ready to be the quality linchpin in a high-impact role, this is your runway to success!

In this role you will play a key role in:

1. Lead supply chain quality efforts in the aviation sector, leveraging engineering expertise to manage compliance and continuous improvement.
2. Conduct supplier audits and drive corrective actions to ensure adherence to industry standards and customer requirements.
3. Navigate complex supplier relationships, resolving challenges and building strong, collaborative partnerships.
4. Act as a key quality liaison, ensuring seamless integration between supply chain operations and engineering teams.

Your Profile

• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and aerospace industry standards (e.g., AS/EN 9100).
• Proficiency in quality core tools (e.g., APQP, FAI, 8D analysis, IPCA+, CCP tools).
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with risk management principles.

If you're excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique experience could be just what we need.

What you'll love about working here

• Open access to digital learning platforms
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, such as OutFront, CapAbility, or others
• Ongoing performance management tools to help you stay on track with your development plan

Need to know

• 5 days on site, with adhoc travel to client sites as needed
• Due to the nature of the projects, successful candidates must be British citizens or hold one of these nationalities: German, Spanish, or Italian.
• All roles require security clearance; BPSS Clearance
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, building an inclusive future is part of everyday life.

We have built a representative and welcoming environment for everyone. Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations accelerate their transition to a digital and sustainable world, creating tangible impacts for enterprises and society. With over 55 years of heritage, Capgemini employs 340,000 team members across more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions, leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, powered by capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud, and data, combined with deep industry expertise and a partner ecosystem.