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Supply Chain Manager

Job in Portsmouth, Hampshire County, PO5, England, UK
Listing for: Airbus Defence and Space
Part Time position
Listed on 2026-02-14
Job specializations:
  • Quality Assurance - QA/QC
    Quality Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Some transnational travel required

LOCATION:

60/40 Hybrid role based from Portsmouth

What’s In It For You
  • Financial Reward:
    Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
  • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday
  • Personal Development:
    Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
  • Health & Wellbeing:
    Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / pilates
  • Family and Caregiving:
    Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

A vacancy for a Supply Chain & Quality Manager has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Portsmouth.

You will join our transnational team in charge of the Procurement activities of Electronic Components and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for Space Systems.

Your main role will be SCQM but your activities will be completed with transversal responsibilities but also with commodity management tasks to meet local demand.

Reporting to the Head of EEE Procurement you will be the primary quality interface with the nominated Supplier(s) and responsible for the Supply Chain and Quality aspects of the relationship between the supplier and Airbus and accountable for the delivery and quality performance of the supplier.

You will maintain an on-site presence at the supplier's location to foster open and trusting relationships with their employees and management

You will provide support to all aspects of the Supply Chain process for Electronic Components/PCB.

How You Will Contribute To The Team
  • Acquiring in-depth knowledge of supplier leading to effective control and improvement of the supplier
  • Ensure the end-to-end management and monitoring of supplier performance.
  • Identifying risks and proposing/agreeing and ensuring implementation of mitigating actions
  • Performing or participating in audits and assessments at your nominated suppliers and following up on the resulting action plan.
  • Management of NCR’s during procurement (root cause analysis, preventive & corrective action plan) and post-procurement being the interface to the supplier for the project PA in case of EEE part non-conformances on equipment level.
  • Chairing of supplier Non Conformance Review Boards.
About You
  • Experience in activities which have allowed you to acquire sound skills and knowledge of:
    Procurement / Engineering / Quality/ Manufacturing
  • Knowledge about EEE-parts (Electronic, Electrical, Electromechanical) and associated manufacturing technologies.
  • Strong negotiation skills and the ability to persuade, influence and convince
  • Experience of Project Management
How We Can Support You

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert).…

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