Manager Supply Quality & Continuous Improvement (m/f/d)

The role

The Manager Supplier Quality & Continuous Improvement leads supplier quality performance, supplier development, and organizational learning. This role ensures supplier quality requirements are defined, assesses supplier capabilities, and resolves nonconformities through corrective actions.

What you will do

• Lead supplier quality management, including supplier qualification, audits, and development
• Govern supplier corrective actions and internal corrective and preventive action processes
• Own lessons learned processes and ensure organizational learning is captured and deployed
• Define supplier quality requirements and monitor supplier performance through metrics
• Develop and maintain Cost of Poor Quality reporting and improvement initiatives
• Coordinate containment and root cause investigations for supplier nonconformities
• Drive quality culture initiatives throughout the organization
• Lead continuous improvement projects targeting supplier quality and operational efficiency
• Support supplier capability and internal quality maturity assessments
• Provide management reporting on supplier quality trends and risks

Required qualifications

• Experience in supplier quality, supplier development, or quality management, combined with continuous improvement leadership
• Strong understanding of corrective action methodologies and root cause analysis tools
• Experience in supplier qualification, quality audits, nonconformity management, and supplier corrective actions
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Experience driving cultural and organizational change initiatives
• Ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders
• Understanding of manufacturing quality systems and product lifecycle processes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong leadership and project management capabilities
• Professional proficiency in English

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, high-tech manufacturing, or regulated industries is advantageous
• German is beneficial

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership: EGYM Wellpass
• Individual learning allowance granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance

Before you apply

• Affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process due to security clearance requirements

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. The company aims to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.