MERITUS are recruiting for a Supply Chain Quality Specialist to join our Aerospace client at their Filton site.SUPPLY CHAIN QUALITY SPECIALIST - INSIDE IR35 - 40 PER HOUR - UNTIL 31/12/2026 - LIKELY EXTENDED - 1 STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESSRole Summary Reporting into senior leadership within New Product Introduction (NPI), this role sits at the intersection of supply chain, quality, and industrial performance. The position is focused on driving supplier maturity, embedding structured quality frameworks, and ensuring robust delivery across complex product changes and work transfers within a high-integrity engineering environment.Key AccountabilitiesLead deployment of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) across new product introduction, major modifications, and transfer of work programmes to ensure industrial readinessDevelop and elevate capability within the Supply Chain Quality community through coaching and structured upskillingDrive supplier performance through continuous improvement and development initiativesProvide operational support to resolve complex supplier quality and delivery challenges impacting production flowCore ResponsibilitiesAPQP Leadership - NPI / Product Change / Transfer of WorkAct as APQP lead across product changes within complex mechanical and systems-based assembliesEnsure consistent, end-to-end deployment of APQP across programme lifecycle phasesWork cross-functionally with programme and quality stakeholders to maintain industrial robustness and comp