Supply Chain Quality Specialist

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Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Supply Chain Quality Specialist to focus on new product introduction and work transfers. You will manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with quality targets through effective project management. This contract position offers a competitive hourly rate with an expected end date in February 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management crucial for role.
• Strong knowledge in APQP and QSR/SARI beneficial.
• Expertise in risk analysis a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key contact for new product introductions and work transfers.
• Support procurement operations for recurrent quality issues.
• Contribute to strategic decisions and supplier capacity assessments.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Project management experience

Supplier relationship management

Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-functional team environment

Education

Experience in project management (LBIP)

Job description

Job Description

Supply Chain Quality Specialist

Carbon60 are looking for a Supply Chain Quality Specialist for their aerospace client based in Filton. The successful person will act as a Project Manager for New Product Introduction & transfer of work, provide quality support to the supply chain quality managers. You will join the Sheet Metal Parts Procurement department (PIMDT) and will report to the Head of the team. The team is responsible for supplying sheet metal parts to Manufacturing sites ensuring time and quality goals are met.

About the Role

• You will be a key point of contact for suppliers on New Product Introduction (NPI) and transfers of works (ToW) implementation and therefore strong communication skills are a must in this role.
• Your main responsibility as a Supply Chain Quality Specialist on NPI and ToW would be to ensure a transfer of parts from a supplier A to supplier B for example and/or to introduce (purchase) new products meeting key quality and time requirements.
• In addition, you will support the procurement operations led by the supply chain quality managers for the recurrent quality issues by challenging root cause analyses provided by suppliers, auditing their industrial maturity and following recovery actions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) strategic decisions and suppliers 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 are completed before serial phase
• Ensure suppliers and products meet the relevant compliance regulations (EASA/ASR etc)
• Perform Risk Management and early warnings to MFT and Management (follow and perform APQP methods = Advanced Product Quality Planning for all the ToW & NPI projects)
• Involve other specialists from the Supply Chain when needed such as qualification specialists, supplier development manager 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 the surveillance plan definition and follow-up
• Be involved with SCQM and manage the non-conformities (8D, 9S), Events, SARI (SAfety Related Item)s and QSR (Quality Survey Report) resolutions with suppliers and customers
• Analyse quality data and co-ordinate and implement recovery, improvement and development plan in order to secure deliveries

Qualifications

• Experience in project management (LBIP)
• The ability to manage supplier relationships on a daily basis
• Quality knowledge in particular APQP and QSR/SARI, Concession, NC could be a plus
• Risk analysis experience

Required Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Project management experience
• Supplier relationship management
• Able to work within a fast paced, multi functional team environment

Skills

• Knowledge of APQP and QSR/SARI
• Experience within manufacturing, aerospace or automotive industries

Pay range

• £40 per hour (through an umbrella company)
• PAYE rates also available
• Contract position (expected end date February 2026)

Please note there may be restrictions for this role. The successful candidate will need to undergo security checks.

If you are interested in this role please apply directly or for more information email Ellie at Carbon60 Fareham on 02039106419.