Supplier Quality & Development Director

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Supplier Quality and Development Director will support the Business Line's overall supplier QDCI performance development. This includes the development and deployment of Supplier Quality and Development best practices in close collaboration with the Procurement excellence. As Supplier Quality and Development Director you will lead and develop a highly skilled Supplier Quality and development organization that supports the development of the capability in the sites and business lines.

Job Responsibilities

• Supporting Overall QDCI performance development of the suppliers
• Orchestrating the overall Supplier development activities driving performance improvement in quality, deliver and cost across all sites in close cooperation with the Business Line Procurement management team to achieve a highly capable supplier base
• Orchestrate supplier Development initiatives cross Business line and lead supplier development activities as assigned by the site(-s)
• Develop and deploy processes and tools for Supplier Quality and Development best practices in close collaboration with Procurement Excellence.
• Develop the SQE competence requirement, qualifications and support training within the BL
• Support for Zero Defect deployment, culture and mindset within BL Procurement and supply base
• Responsible for BL escalation related to quality issues and develop and manage strategic supplier relationship
• Participate in internal and external industry working groups to develop common quality requirements and expectations on supplier quality development as needed by the BL
• Partner the Business line procurement management team in defining the BL procurement strategy, objectives and operational plan and budget for the function to optimize quality, cash flow, profitability and growth
• Creating a “Great place to work” and championing the GKN Aerospace culture principles

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, or other related fields of study
• 10+ years of experience from engineering/operations and experience from procurement and / or Supplier Quality, which includes 5+ years of experience in Quality or engineering in cooperation with customers and suppliers
• 2+ years in a leadership role
• Deep knowledge in Aerospace quality requirements (e.g AS9100, ISO9000, AS9145, customer and regulatory requirements)
• Must be fluent (speaking and reading) the English Language
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder (US Person) due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in quality processes within engineering and design
• Experience in continuous improvement
• Experience in APQP and NPI
• Experienced in Zero Defect deployment, culture and mindset
• Knowledgeable of aerospace products, processes and technologies
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced direct reports.
• Experience and skilled with Microsoft office, and ERP systems
• Experience in working internationally

We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.