Supply Chain and Quality Manager

Job Overview

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Frequent travel within UK and Europe (up to twice a month).

LOCATION: Filton (80% of your working week must be office based).

TYPE: Full time Band V.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more.
• 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, option to buy/sell holiday.
• Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
• Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle to work scheme, on site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation.
• Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and purpose built maternity rooms on site.
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary operational interface with individual suppliers, managing supply chain and quality contract execution to ensure exceptional On Quality, On Time (OQOT) delivery.
• Monitor new product introductions, transfers of work, and engineering changes to guarantee industrial qualification maturity before entering the serial production phase.
• Evaluate supplier capacity, capability, and performance-starting from the tendering phase-and manage quality approvals to ensure strict compliance with required aerospace certifications.
• Proactively identify industrial risks, propose mitigation actions, and execute effective short term recovery and long term development plans.
• Coordinate with internal Multi Functional/Divisional Teams (MFT/MDT) and utilize advanced management tools to initiate and drive supplier performance improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Proven track record working within Supply Chain and Quality management.
• Experience from the aerospace industry or similarly complex, high stakes environments such as the automotive or rail sectors.
• Ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Enjoys a fast paced environment and is excited by the prospect of traveling to discover new places and manufacturing technologies.

EEO Statement

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.