Ellen Farr

About Ellen Farr

Analytical, collaborative and solutions-driven genuine leader with an extensive track record of negotiating and managing multi-million dollar sourcing and development contracts across simultaneous programs. Innate ability to forecast and roadmap strategic plans to create customer specific proposals relative to cost, quality and fulfillment expectations. Ability to develop, refine and direct procurement and proposal processes through comprehensive analysis, evaluation and negotiations. Additional core competencies include:• Project/Program Management• Proposal/Execution Strategy • Contract & Term Negotiation• Risk Identification & Mitigation • Relationship Building• Supplier Development• Cost Out Initiatives• Supplier Management • Control Account Manager (CAM)• FAR & DFAR Knowledge Employee Development• Top Secret Clearance

Experience

1. Program Management - Subcontract Manager

   Lockheed Martin

   Jan 2019 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Leading, supporting, and coaching a team of various experience levels that has grown from 3 to 10+ members• Successfully managing 3 independent, dynamic JASSM development Programs in different phases of development, from customer proposal through production readiness, totaling $250M in GSC scope• Transitioning and inserting the development scope into active production lines while simultaneously expanding supplier capacity to meet aggressive customer schedules and increasing production rates• Initiating and developing program and supplier specific strategies during the customer proposal phase and implementing upon contract award• Collaborating cross-functionally and at various levels - both internally and externally – with customers and suppliers to ensure strategic alignment and support program mission• Driving affordability, cost ownership, and successfully achieving Program cost targets by incorporating design to cost targets in the SOW and utilizing IPTs to work these throughout the development processResults• Successfully achieved Supplier DTC targets on new JASSM AGM-158B2 configuration• Guided and supported multiple small businesses through the sourcing qualification process; thereby increasing JASSM’s small-business spend by over $25M in Lot 21, increasing spend in each subsequent Lot• 2019 Program Impact Award

Education

• University of Central Florida

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Organizational Communication

• University of Central Florida

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Skills

• Engineering
• Procurement Processes
• Contract Management
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Process/Outcome Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Dba Manufacturing Software
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Management
• Team Building
• Six Sigma
• Inventory Control & Goals
• Forecasting & Strategic Vision
• Materials Management
• Technical Writing
• Negotiation
• Ms Office Suite (Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Logistics
• Business & Project Requirements
• Budgets
• Procurement
• Sap
• Business Development
• Energy
• Contract Negotiation
• Global Sourcing
• Project Management
• E-Procurement
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Team Building & Leadership
• Timeline Management