Supply Chain Quality Professional

Rolls Royce SMR is on a mission to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. As the UK’s leading Small Modular Reactor programme, we’re building a British solution to a global energy challenge and shaping one of the country’s most significant green export opportunities. Our Supplier Quality function plays a critical role in assuring the integrity, safety and performance of our global supply chain. As we scale rapidly to support fleet deployment, we must ensure every supplier meets the stringent quality, regulatory and compliance requirements expected of a nuclear grade supply chain.

To support this, we are recruiting a Supply Chain Quality Professional to lead supplier audits, provide robust governance, drive data driven insights and ensure our suppliers consistently meet the standards required to deliver safe, compliant and high quality products and services. Reporting into the Supplier Quality Manager, this role helps shape supplier readiness, develop long term capability and protect product integrity across the full supplier lifecycle.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform supplier audits, assessments and surveillance activities to ensure suppliers comply with SMSR, regulatory and quality requirements and verify that effective controls are in place.
• Prepare high quality reports and analyses to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities leading to recommendations that support sourcing and strategic decisions.
• Support containment, root cause analysis and corrective action activity to stabilise and improve supplier performance - and work cross-functionally within RRSMR and external suppliers to resolve issues.
• Maintain accurate, compliant supplier related data within ERP, audit and QMS systems, ensuring governance, change control, regulatory requirements and internal quality standards are met.
• Conduct regular site visits to suppliers and customers as part of audit, assurance and development activities.

What you will bring:

• You’ll bring strong quality assurance capability, confidence conducting supplier audits and an ability to influence stakeholders in complex and regulated environments.
• Quality assurance experience in regulated or complex industrial environments with proven experience conducting supplier audits or assessments.
• Working knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 or equivalent standards, with the ability to interpret and apply quality requirements effectively.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence influencing without authority and collaborating onsite with suppliers.
• A degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Formal Quality training including ISO9001 (or equivalent), Lead Assessor (ISO9001 & ISO19443), and experience with problem solving methodologies (8D, A3, RCCA, 5Why).
• If you have Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), APQP/PPAP exposure, and experience across global or multisite supply chains - then we really ought to talk.

Location & Ways of Working:

This role can be based from our Manchester or Warrington office. Hybrid working is standard, with regular supplier travel required. Some international travel may also be required depending on supplier activity.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary: £44,600 – £55,150 depending on experience.
• 12.5% performance related bonus.
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 to build a personalised package.
• Pension – 12% employer, 6% employee.
• Holidays – 28 days + public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 4 days).
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA.
• Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay.
• £250 one-off home office setup payment.

You’ll join a forward thinking, inclusive and innovative organisation offering:

• A flexible and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process:

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check.