Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Vitrolles, France
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
As part of our growth in the aeronautics and defense sector, we are looking for a Supplier Quality Manager - Aeronautics (M/F) to work for one of our clients, the world leader in helicopters.
- As part of a project team, you will guarantee compliance with our client's quality standards among suppliers. As such your missions will be:
- Manage a portfolio of suppliers in order to improve performance (deadlines and quality)
- Define and format KPIs to manage your activity
- Define corrective action plans (via methods: 8D, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.)
- Lead and monitor action plans
- Carry out audits and capacity assessments
- Manage technical subjects related to different services (supply, purchasing, method, design office and production)
- Guarantee compliance with standards among suppliers
- Guarantee the delivery time and quality of the parts
- Management of non-conformities
- Ensure the relay between suppliers and the customer
You will be required to work in various technical environments (mechanical aeronautical production environment, composite, special processes, electronics, avionics, etc.). This position will involve occasional travel to suppliers across France and Europe.
At ALTEN, we offer you
- ✅ The opportunity to work for a company committed to a CSR approach
- ✅ A secure permanent job within the leader in engineering and R&D
- ✅ Active listening and personalized solutions thanks to our recruitment managers and business managers
- ✅ Support in your career with training to improve your skills
- ✅ Strong team cohesion with regular team buildings
- 🔹 Ready to take on technological challenges by joining a motivating collective? 🔹
More than a position, discover the adventure that awaits you within a committed company.
🚀 You are at home here! WELCOME HOME 🚀
Requirements
- You have an engineering background (generalist, production, industrial/mechanical engineering, supply chain or industrial quality) or hold a technical Bac +5, and you have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position in an industrial environment.
- You demonstrate dynamism, communication skills, listening skills and curiosity.
- You know how to demonstrate initiative as well as a spirit of analysis and synthesis.
- You have knowledge of LMP and/or supplier relations in quality and/or supply chain.
- You master the English language in a professional context, with a minimum C1 level
Benefits
You are still hesitating and asking yourself “Why ALTEN?”
Joining ALTEN is the promise of participating, in France and internationally, in the most innovative technological projects.
About the Company
About ALTEN
ALTEN is the European leader in high-technology consulting and engineering. For more than 30 years, we have been supporting international companies on technical and information systems issues.
Our added value: 33,000 employees and consultants spread across 30 countries who work on design and development projects in various fields of activity: Aeronautics and Space, Automotive, Banking, Financial Markets and Insurance, Chemicals and Oil, Security and Defense, Electronics and Multimedia, Energy and Nuclear, Rail and Maritime, Industry, Pharmaceuticals and Health, Telecommunications.
- Role:
- Supplier performance & development manager - Aeronautics (M/F)
- Industry Type:
- Aviation And Aerospace
- Job Type:
- Full-Time
Company profile
ALTEN
alten.comALTEN is a French multinational engineering and technology services consulting company founded in 1988 by Simon Azoulay, with offices in 30 countries. Its stock is listed in compartment B of the Euronext Paris market, and it is part of the SBF 120, the IT CAC 50 index and the MIDCAP 100. In 2025, ALTEN had 57,400 employees and reported revenue of 4.10 billion euros, with the French market accounting for 35% of the group's activity.
- Company Size
- 50,000 - 100,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Founded
- 1988
- Founders
- Simon Azoulay
- Funding Stage
- Public