Supplier Quality Manager

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.

The Vacancy: Supplier Quality Manager

We are looking for a Supplier Quality Manager to lead the multicultural and motivated supplier quality team of Fokker Landing Gear manufacturing operations based in Papendrecht. This is a key role that combines leadership, quality oversight, and continuous improvement to ensure the highest standards of GKN Aerospace are met. As a Supplier Quality Manager you will be functionally responsible for all Supplier quality activities within the Procurement organization of Fokker Landing Gear.

Fokker Landing Gear

Fokker Landing Gear, part of GKN Aerospace in Papendrecht, is a recognized specialist in landing gear and related systems. We focus on the design and development, production and assembly of complete landing gear systems, as well as the repair and reassembly (MRO) of systems already in use. In doing so, we work on the most famous aircraft and helicopters; think of the Apache combat helicopter, the F-35 Lightning II (JSF), the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and the multipurpose NH90 maritime combat helicopter.

What You'll Do

• Be accountable for all Quality Assurance activities within the Procurement Business,
• Ensure that the Quality system is adequate and is being applied and adhered to within the business, through the provision of independently gathered evidence by the business,
• Ensure that the certification processes within the business is adequately defined, accurate, credible, robust and consistently applied,
• Drive Supplier Quality Improvement Plans within the Function to achieve Global Procurement and department targets (i.e. escapes reduction plans and concession (tags) reduction plans),
• Be the contact point for partners / internal customer representatives, facilitating / managing customer inspection,
• Ensure that competent Manufacturing Engineers accurately convert the customer requirements in to clear supplier instructions,
• Drive the accuracy of the Quality dataset,
• Act as a focal point for Quality issues relating to the supply of product,
• Drive supplier process improvements,
• Develop and deploy performance and process metrics that are consistent across the Global Procurement organisation,
• Ensure the Health and Safety policies and procedure are adhered to by the Procurement Quality team,
• Hold accountability for the management of the people within the Procurement Quality team ensuring that PDP, development plans and succession planning is completed,
• Ensure that the people within the Procurement Quality team have the adequate skills to carry out their roles, where skill gaps are identified, putting training and development plans in place to address them,
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory, legal, and quality requirements.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering and supplier quality within an aerospace or comparable industry,
• BSc or higher in Engineering,
• Proven track record in supplier quality management,
• Experience in problem solving tool sets (eg. G8Ds, Ishikawa diagrams etc),
• Understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated technological and commercial trends,
• Experience in New product Introduction and interaction between Purachsing and Engineering in Product Development,
• Working experience of AS13XXX, AS9100 -standards and PPAP/APQA Understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated regulatory requirements and standards,
• Core competences: Analytical ability, Coaching, Communicating, Decisiveness, Integrity, Consciousness of the environment, Planning and Organization, Professional content, result oriented,
• Fluent in English,
• Residence in the vicinity of Papendrecht, the Netherlands.

What We'll Offer

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud for what we engineer and build. This is a truly challenging work environment: a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team of experts. At GKN Aerospace, we not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we also support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer to you:

• A gross monthly salary up to € 7.100,- gross per month, in line with your experience and qualifications,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment,
• Working conditions according to the CAO Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

Extra info

For questions you can contact Marina Monogyiou, Talent Acquisition Lead, via marina.monogyiou@fokker.com. Part of the selection procedure is carrying out the necessary checks and screenings in order to meet the requirements set by GKN Fokker's customers, partners and suppliers within the program. The checks and screenings will be assessed on the basis of frameworks set by our Export Compliance & Security department. Every employee within GKN Fokker must ultimately be authorized to give substance to his or her position. Assessment of checks and screenings can lead to the fact that no content can be given to the position and therefore no employment or deployment can follow. The onboarding at Fokker usually takes 4 weeks.

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN Fokker Aerospace. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created an environment where everyone can be at their best.

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