Supply Chain Quality Manager

Portsmouth - On site

Permanent

£45000 - £55000

Main Responsibilities

· Act as key operational supplier interface and inspire trust & teamwork between Airbus & suppliers. Facilitate relations between Airbus & Suppliers.

· Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development. Ensure a constant workload at supplier level and prevent any missing inputs. Prevent any rupture in the work at supplier level.

· Challenge suppliers on each modification of the contract in order to stay at ISO perimeter (OTOCOQ)

· Contribute to all the document that permit to clarify the business between ADS & suppliers (Change request, Generic Specifications, ...etc.)

· Ensure on Quality. on Time deliveries to protect business operations, by managing milestones, product life cycle reviews and deliverables coordinating

· Verify Compliance to applicable requirements and secure industrial Maturity (supplier capability & capacity) with product /supplier inspection and assessment.

· Lead Supplier performance review (Vendor review board) and represent supply chain operations in various forums (Supplier selection, multifunctional team, yearly supplier evaluation)

· Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects (Ensure that a transformation plan was followed by the supplier).

· Work out short term recovery plans.

· Identify the supplier's industrial risks and propose mitigation actions. Communicate status & plans and escalate where relevant

· Manage/contribute to supply chain & quality aspects of the contract being responsible for On time, on Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance.

· Manage supplier quality Approval ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders

Essential Requirements

1. Three years’ experience of working in a manufacturing environment within Aerospace/defense industries.
   
   
2. Three years’ experience using an MRP/ERP tool (preferably SAP).
   
   
3. Able to work in volatile/high pressure environments to resolve material supply problems.
   
   
4. Able to prioritize workload effectively.
   
   
5. Confident to communicate clearly to all interfaces.
   
   
6. Can work on own initiative.
   
   
7. Reporting to internal & external customers