Supply Chain Quality Specialist

Morson Talent; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Supply Chain Quality Manager for New Product Introduction in Bristol. The role requires managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with quality regulations, and participating in strategic decisions. Candidates should have strong project management and quality knowledge, particularly in APQP. This position offers a pay rate of £40.00 per hour Umbrella or £29.89 per hour PAYE, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management associated with LBIP.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships effectively.
• Knowledge of quality practices, particularly APQP and QSR.
• Experience with risk analysis in supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to supplier selection and MFT decisions.
• Participate in tender preparations for suppliers.
• Assess supplier capacity and performance.
• Ensure compliance to relevant regulations.
• Perform risk management and provide early warnings.

Skills

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Quality knowledge (APQP, QSR/SARI)

Risk analysis

Job description

We are looking for a Supply Chain Quality Manager for New Product Introduction and transfer of work. The job holder will provide quality support to the supply chain quality managers based in Filton. The role offers a rate of pay of £40.00 per hour Umbrella or £29.89 per hour PAYE for the successful candidate, initially for 6 months, with 3 days a week on site and the rest working from home.

You will join the Sheet Metal Parts Procurement department (PIMDT) and report to the Head of the team. The team is responsible for supplying sheet metal parts to our Manufacturing sites, ensuring time and quality goals are met. You will be a key point of contact for suppliers on New Product Introduction (NPI) and transfers of work (ToW) implementation, and strong communication skills are essential in this role.

Your main responsibility as a Supply Chain Quality Specialist on NPI and ToW will be to ensure the transfer of parts from one supplier to another and/or introduce new products, meeting key quality and time requirements. Additionally, you will support the procurement operations led by the supply chain quality managers for recurrent quality issues by challenging root cause analyses provided by suppliers, auditing their industrial maturity, and following recovery actions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) strategic decisions and supplier selection
• Participate in call for tender preparations leading up to supplier selection
• Assess supplier capacity, capability, and performance, and contribute to supplier development
• Ensure industrial qualification maturity is completed before the serial phase
• Ensure suppliers and products meet relevant compliance regulations (EASA/ASR, etc.)
• Perform Risk Management and early warnings to MFT and Management (following APQP methods for all ToW and NPI projects)
• Involve other specialists from the Supply Chain when needed, such as qualification specialists, supplier development managers, and auditors
• Manage service subcontractors on projects

Supply Chain Quality Managers Support:

• Verify and support compliance to applicable requirements and secure convergence to industrial maturity targets (quality fundamentals, Change Notification, FAI check, Transfer of Work)
• Support the SCQM on surveillance plan definition and follow-up
• Be involved with SCQM and manage non-conformities (8D, 9S), Events, SARI (Safety Related Item), and QSR (Quality Survey Report) resolutions with suppliers and customers
• Analyze quality data and coordinate and implement recovery, improvement, and development plans to secure deliveries

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in project management (LBIP)
• Ability to manage supplier relationships on a daily basis
• Quality knowledge, particularly APQP and QSR/SARI, Concession, and NC (a plus)
• Risk analysis experience
• Able to work within a fast-paced, multi-functional team environment

If you're interested, please apply now!