Supplier Quality Manager

A fantastic opportunity to become a senior leader within the MBDA Supply Chain Quality team. Driving robust process control, Quality assurance and continuous improvement across a variety of defence projects.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site at MBDA (Including physical travel to supply chain where applicable)

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on

The opportunity:

Are you a Senior Quality Professional with a passion for Supply Chain Quality strategy and continuous improvement?

• Opportunity to become a senior leader within the growing Supply Chain Quality Team at MBDA. Responsible for a team of Principal Supplier Quality Assurance Engineers supporting various defence programmes (Reporting to Head of Quality Assurance – Supply Chain UK)

• Ensuring that the team has the skills, capabilities and focus to provide robust supply chain Quality Assurance techniques throughout the lifecycle of the programmes

• Primary interface for Supply chain Quality activities. Co-ordinating the delivery of Quality Assurance across our supply chain to prevent programme quality risks.

• Responsible for transversal Supply Chain Quality surveillance, Supply Chain Quality Strategy, establishing and assuring supplier Quality / customer requirements, Non-Conformance and Quality Risk management   

• Supports the Head of Quality Assurance – Supply Chain in the deployment of short, medium and long term objectives with respect to Quality targets and milestones

What we're looking for from you:

Leadership

• Leadership / Quality management experience involving the improvement of product & processes throughout the area of responsibility

• Ability to provide technical product and process support to the wider supply chain Quality team and programmes

• Strong communication skills in line with MBDA values

• Strong Project Management Experience from a Quality perspective

• Supports cross training of other quality team members

• Proactive and driven work ethic with a passion for Quality and continuous improvement

• Strong people management, soft skills & leadership experience

Strategy

• Ability to implement wider team objectives and support transversal projects across MBDA

• Drives the deployed leading Quality indicators and supports other functions as appropriate to ensure team objectives met

Quality & Supply Chain

• Experienced in the identification of Quality risks, critical issues and mitigation solutions to assure achievement of supplier Quality performance

• Ability to work with suppliers to develop robust process in line with the defined quality tools and techniques

• Ability to assure compliance to process requirements and contractual standards

• Practitioner of current QA problem solving methods & core quality skills

• Qualified auditor to AS9100 standard & capable of managing transversal supplier Audit schedule

• Implementation of APQP tools to new development and to mass production products

• Strong NPI & Product development experience

• Experience in Supplier Quality management, supporting cross functional teams

• Experienced in the management of Quality surveillance audits and Quality assurance techniques

• We welcome applicants from the Automotive, Aviation, Defence & Manufacturing sectors

Management Systems

• Experience in implementing Quality systems and techniques throughout full product lifecycle

• Understanding of Supply Chain Quality Management and performance techniques

• Ability to support the adherence, maintenance and improvement of quality processes

• Quality management experience utilising supplier Quality dashboards, KPI's and data analysis to drive continuous improvement, process control and assurance across the Supplier Quality team

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation.  We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

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