Supplier Quality Manager

Location: Shropshire

Duration: Permanent

Salary: Competitive – please apply for further information

Hours: Monday to Friday Days – 40hrs

Benefits: 25 days + Stats

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee rewards/discounts package

+ Other perks

We are recruiting on behalf of our well-established engineering client in the Shropshire area who has an opening for an experienced Supplier Quality Manager to support in manging the Supply Chain performance in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery. The Supplier Quality Manager will be leading a small Supplier Quality team and driving actions and strategies for supplier development and engagement. You will be passionate about developing strong supplier relationships and be a natural at developing systems and processes that support the wider business in ensuring customer satisfaction and superior product quality.

The Supplier Quality Manager will be responsible for:

* Lead and develop the Supplier Quality team

* Being the point of contact for key suppliers

* Collate, manage and analyse supplier KPI’s

* Carry out new and existing supplier audits ensuring the schedule is adhered to

* Work Closely with Procurement, Engineering and plant quality teams to support in supplier selection, performance and conformance

* Provide support I the NPI process and APQP

* Take actions and interventions with suppliers where needed

Skills and Experience required:

* Previous experience in either a Supplier Quality Manager / Senior Supplier Quality Engineer / Quality Manager position

* Working knowledge of supplier process management and control plans, APQP and FMEA’s

* Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment

* Experience in analysing supplier capacity and capabilities

* Strong analytical skills and experience in using data analysis tools

* Strong commercial acumen and understanding of commercial agreements and service levels

* Previous experience of applying lean manufacturing techniques and principles

* Strong knowledge and experience of working with IATF 16949

The application process:

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

Reference: AA25442