Carl Critchfield
Palm Bay,FL
Summary
Supply Chain and Operations leader with experience implementing strategies, driving early engagement, Subcontracts and Procurement excellence, FAR/DFAR compliance, negotiating, year over year cost reduction, improving performance, building metrics and dashboards at user and executive levels while building and leading motivated teams. Proven experience managing functional and cross functional teams in Supply Chain and broader Operations supporting both Government and Commercial Programs/Customers as well as due diligence and execution throughout the M&A process.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director of Supply Chain
L3Harris CHQ
08.2023 - Current
- $10B of Supplier spend including Direct and Indirect category strategy development, subcontracts, risk and resilience, data analytics, supplier cybersecurity, training, and policy and procedures
- Improved enterprise-wide supplier On-Time Delivery of from 94% in 2023 to 98% in 2024 while reducing poor performing suppliers from 12% to 6%
- Piloted Integrated Business Planning and SIOP initiatives at 2 largest factories reducing inventory by $35M in 1 year while leading initiative to increase supplier payment terms from Net30 to Net60 or greater supporting net working capital goals
- Instituted a Supply Chain Risk Management governance process inclusive of standard playbooks to utilize across the enterprise
- Develop Enterprise Category strategies for Electronic Components, raw Printed Circuit Boards, Circuit Card Assemblies, Fabrication and Metals, Cable and Wire, Travel, Professional Services, Legal, Benefits, Facilities and Operations, and Information Technology
- Generated savings pipeline of $580M of gross annual run rate savings in 13 months against a $650M goal over 3 years
Director of Operations Management
L3Harris CHQ
10.2021 - 08.2023
- Directly supporting the Corporate VP of Operations in a Deputy role driving strategic initiatives across EH&S, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain
- Developed Supply Chain specific activities tied to Enterprise Operational Excellence program while supporting all other Operations functions achieving 10% reduction in lead time, 13% scrap reduction, and a supplier DPPM improvement of 15% at 5 production facilities in first year
- Engaged in two different M&A activities from diligence through acquisition with responsibility of creation, organization, update and closure of Operations tasks to support successful close and integration milestones
Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE)
L3Harris CHQ
08.2020 - 10.2021
- Responsible for creating Supply Chain COE at Corporate and developed standards across enterprise for 4 Segments following Harris and L3 merger
- Developed highly efficient team of 12 individuals that set supply chain strategies to cover both commercial and A&D businesses across $8B in spend illuminating opportunities for waste elimination, process streamlining, negotiation savings of $240M, improvement of turns and obsolescence reduction
- Developed supplier rationalization strategy reducing total number of suppliers by 15% in 12 months
Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE)
L3Harris, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) Segment
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Responsible for developing, standardizing, and integrating Segment Center of Excellence for Supply Chain responsible for Government Compliance, Small Business, Proposal Pricing, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Strategy, and Training across Segment
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams in engineering, finance, legal, and manufacturing to ensure alignment on supply chain strategies and key projects to deliver value to businesses
- Created analytics and watchtowers during Covid to monitor $2B in spend across 4,000 suppliers highlighting risks and proactively identifying opportunities to secure supply
Director, Supply Chain
L3Harris, Mission Avionics Sector
12.2018 - 02.2020
- Responsible for execution of cost, quality, schedule, and on time delivery across $1B in spend with 2,300 suppliers in support of the Mission Avionics Sector delivering 4% year over year cost savings
- Developed and inspired team of 175 people in Subcontracts, Materials Management, Shipping and Receiving, Transportation, Stockrooms, and FastTrax prototyping group
Director, Direct Materials Category Lead
L3Harris CHQ
06.2015 - 12.2018
- Direct Material Category team responsible for $800M in spend per year through various strategic initiatives exceeded savings goal of $12.3M Operating Income by 72% (achieved $21.2M)
- Created standard work templates, RACI, and governance plans allowing the Direct Materials Corporate Category Managers the ability to launch Corporate Category Strategies
Senior Manager of Supply Chain
L3Harris, Space and Intelligence Business Unit
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Motivated team of over 100 individuals to deliver $14.6M Operating Income savings (7%) on Procurement spend for Division using process controls, tools, and analysis such as Kick Off reviews, Long Term Agreements, Basketing and Should Cost analysis
- Assumed additional responsibilities including Materials Management and Subcontracts, for newly formed Segment post Exelis acquisition ($4.75B) while meeting or exceeding objectives and goals
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL06.2001
Skills
- Subcontracts and Procurement
- Materials Planning
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Strategic thinking
- Negotiation
- FAR/DFAR compliance
- Continuous improvement
- Talent Development
- Collaboration
- Builds trust
Timeline
Senior Director of Supply Chain
L3Harris CHQ
08.2023 - Current
Director of Operations Management
L3Harris CHQ
10.2021 - 08.2023
Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE)
L3Harris CHQ
08.2020 - 10.2021
Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE)
L3Harris, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) Segment
02.2020 - 08.2020
Director, Supply Chain
L3Harris, Mission Avionics Sector
12.2018 - 02.2020
Director, Direct Materials Category Lead
L3Harris CHQ
06.2015 - 12.2018
Senior Manager of Supply Chain
L3Harris, Space and Intelligence Business Unit
01.2015 - 06.2015
Master of Business Administration -
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Florida State University
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