Fred "Greyson" Farthing
Summary
- In-depth project management experience & superb communication skills
- Proven ability to utilize vision and creativity to develop and implement new processes
- Excellent leadership & collaboration skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills & excels within a results-driven environment
- Self-motivated & quick learner with a passion for creatively solving time-sensitive & complex issues
- Ability to interpret client requirements & organize engagement strategies
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Category Management Staff
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
12.2023 - Current
- Acts as Supply Chain lead for five year capture effort supporting an potential acquisition of up to 255 Black Hawk aircraft
- Solicited over 350 suppliers for business on 4700 unique part numbers
- Supports over 230 supplier negotiations both foreign and domestic
- Champions affordability efforts to reduce the price per aircraft to help meet customer budgetary needs inclusive of Value Engineering efforts
- Develops sourcing and cost saving strategies for both the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and Black Hawk Multi-Year XI capture efforts
- Works with various Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to develop a comprehensive Supplier Statement of Work (SSOW) with applicable subcontract data requirements to meet customer requirements
- Analyzes supply base risk and opportunities to support program needs with cross-functional teams leveraging the Bill of Material (BOM) and commodity driven data
- Identifies new sources of supply to maximize horizontal strength for the FARA and MYXI proposal capture efforts
- Constructed a SLIN (Sub Line Item Number) specific Labor Basis of Estimate to project a twelve year Period of Performance from Initial Design through Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)
- Participates in Long Lead & Offload IPT discussions to identify make/buy capacity gaps
- Worked with Engineering & Material Cost Estimating teams to develop the Proposal BOM and act as a supply chain Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding the major subsystems
Category Management Senior
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
05.2020 - 12.2023
- Spearheaded the S-92 production restart strategy, which included an intensive effort to identify, analyze, and mitigate supply base risks, resulting in the greater Lockheed Martin corporate approval to move forward and market the S-92 for a production restart
- Supply Chain Lead for all Aftermarket and Commercial Production proposal activity
- Managed the entire lifecycle of Aftermarket proposals, including establishing pricing targets for all proposal efforts exceeding two million dollars in alignment with FAR guidelines
- Supported risk reviews and executive panel presentations to facilitate senior leadership alignment on supplier cost inputs while ensuring proposal profitability
- Defined project scope and facilitated execution, while identifying savings opportunities in order to provide differentiating value for Lockheed Martin
- Implemented standard work policies and developed metrics to ensure that enterprise goals were realized
- Possessed an in-depth understanding of the aerospace market and supply base in order to establish effective supplier relationships to drive innovative strategies
- Negotiated terms and supported proposal to execution activities as needed
- Identified new sources of supply while maximizing the sourcing expertise of the Aftermarket Proposals team to facilitate competition and high first time yield response rates for all quote efforts
- Maintained and leveraged long standing supplier working relationships to ensure cost targets and customer milestones were met
Sr. Materials & Manufacturing Planner
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
01.2019 - 05.2020
- Ensured that the supply chain met pre-determined lead times, consistently maintained a DTC (Delivery to Contract) on time delivery metric of 85% for key International Military customers
- Managed the Materials and Purchasing team's monthly net revenue spreadsheets for Commercial and International Military and reported the current state to the Operations and Finance teams
- Implemented proactive strategies to meet monthly net revenue goals and presented these tactics to senior leadership
- Safeguarded the SDS portal in my secondary role as the Commercial Portal Administrator by utilizing MK Denial, Group-Commander and AccessLM platforms
- Team Lead for external Supplier Support Team that solved technical issues that plagued our supply base, such as Tech Helps, Variance Request, and Engineering Changes
Materials & Manufacturing Planner
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
08.2016 - 01.2019
- Team lead of the Lights Program (S-300) where I helped improve the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) delivery metrics from the low 30's to the high 60's
- Analyzed the need for future material in the Commercial Aftermarket helicopter program (S-300, S-76 & S-92) and International Military Aftermarket helicopter program (S-70i)
- Interfaced daily with numerous suppliers to ensure timely delivery of material from the supply base including Aircraft on Ground (AOG) scenario's for VIP customers.
- Managed the Procurement team's monthly revenue sheet for both the International Military and Commercial business segments
- Helped the management team build KPI (Key Performance Indicator) charts presented to senior leadership
Analyst, Porsche Cars North America
Crown Consulting Solutions
08.2013 - 08.2016
- Served as a consultant for Porsche dealerships within the United States & Canada
- Collaborated to meet the dealership annual RTP (Retail Target Plan), acquiring a 99% compliance rate
- Proven innovator with the ability to identify, launch and manage operational improvements to quarterly progress reports, expediting reporting run time by 66%
- Solved key clients most complex problems under tight deadlines
- Managed multiple business partners and maintained key relationships with our vendors
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
Clemson University
Clemson, SC2013
professional summary
Working as a Supply Chain Category Management Staff for Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and proactively responding to shifting business needs by providing a systematic and effective approach for various business environments for ten years.
Affiliations
- Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
- Philanthropy Chair - Managed annual philanthropy event benefiting the Be Positive Organization, which has evolved into Clemson University's most successful student philanthropic event
- Recipient of the "Sisson Award of Excellence”
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt
Timeline
Category Management Staff
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
12.2023 - Current
Category Management Senior
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
05.2020 - 12.2023
Sr. Materials & Manufacturing Planner
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
01.2019 - 05.2020
Materials & Manufacturing Planner
Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
08.2016 - 01.2019
Analyst, Porsche Cars North America
Crown Consulting Solutions
08.2013 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
Clemson University
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