James O'Rourke

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Senior Director, Global Category Management at Medtronic @ Medtronic
Minneapolis, MN
James O'Rourke's Location
Greater Boston, United States, United States
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About James O'Rourke

Supply Management executive with extensive experience in global direct / indirect materials, strategic sourcing, supply chain, materials management, M&A, new product development, R&D, product outsourcing & supplier consolidation experience. Broad based industry experience in Medical Device, Automotive, Commercial Diesel, Industrial, Aerospace / Defense & Consumer Products. Top performer in world-class organizations. Green belt certified with strong lean manufacturing experience. Proven ability to hire, develop & manage high performance global teams. Specialties: Commodity Strategy, Global Sourcing, Innovation Strategy, Supplier Relationship Management, New Product Development, M&A, R&D, Outsourcing, Supplier Consolidations, Building Global Cross Functional Teams (IPO's) and Supplier Lean Conversions.

James O'Rourke's Current Company Details
Medtronic

Medtronic

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Senior Director, Global Category Management at Medtronic
Minneapolis, MN
Website:
medtronic.com
Employees:
10
James O'Rourke Work Experience Details
  • Medtronic
    Senior Director, Global Category Management
    Medtronic Jul 2022 - Present
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    Member of Medtronic Supply Management Leadership Team. Responsible for enterprise category management and global strategy development.
  • Medtronic
    Vice President, Global Commodities (Direct Materials, Contract Mfg., Capital & Mro).
    Medtronic Jan 2019 - 2022
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    Global responsibility for $3.5B spend leading corporate commodity teams, global commodity strategy across four strategic business units & major commodities.
  • Medtronic
    Senior Director, Category Management - Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (Mitg)
    Medtronic Aug 2016 - Jul 2019
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    Leading category strategy development, execution, global sourcing initiatives and delivering year over year material cost improvement programs for $10B MITG Group with $1.5B Direct Material spend. Global staff of 13 sourcing professionals located in North America, Europe and Asia.
  • Covidien Lp
    Global Director, Metals, Polymers, Contract Manufacturing & Capital Equipment
    Covidien Lp Jan 2013 - Dec 2016
    Mansfield, Massachusetts, Us
    Responsible for Global Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management of $600M in Spend. Led Global Team of 8 Sourcing Professionals, located in North America, Europe & Asia-Pacific Developing Sourcing Strategies delivering 4% Cost Reductions, Formulated Risk Mitigation Plans that improved OTD / Customer Fill Rates. Performed Global Supplier Discovery / Qualification / Implementation of Cost Reduction Initiatives that Enabled Globalization and Created a more Competitive Business Landscape.
  • Covidien Lp
    Global Director, Emerging Market Sourcing
    Covidien Lp Mar 2009 - Dec 2012
    Mansfield, Massachusetts, Us
    Lead Emerging Market Sourcing Strategy Increasing Global Spend from $124M-$425M over 3 years. Built Global International Procurement Organization (IPO) of 15 Sourcing, Supplier Quality & Development Professionals in Asia, India & Latin America. Delivered $15M in Annualized Savings through Competitive Bidding, localization & VAVE. Established Global Network of Suppliers Enabling Business Globalization and Supporting Regional R&D / New Product Development Initiatives in Asia-Pac, India and Latin America. Authored Sourcing Tollgate Process and Standard Work Templates Creating Consistency & Increasing Project Success Rate.
  • Danaher Motion
    Director, Global Supply Chain
    Danaher Motion Jan 2002 - Feb 2009
    Reporting directly to President. Responsible for $120 million in world-wide purchasing expenditures (direct and indirect materials & services) with 13 Manufacturing locations and an extended staff of sixty-three (63) located in the US, Europe, Mexico and Asia.
  • Honeywell
    Global Commodity Manager
    Honeywell 1998 - 2002
    Charlotte, North Carolina, Us
    AlliedSignal Integration sourcing team leader for successful merger with Honeywell. Global sourcing leader responsible for $40M spend, multi-plant commodity strategy, supplier development & negotiations.
  • Stanley Black & Decker , Inc.
    Production Sourcing Specialist
    Stanley Black & Decker , Inc. 1994 - 1998
    New Britain, Ct, Us
    Outsourcing sourcing team leader responsible for successful CA site closure & consolidation in Mexicali, MX.
  • Camloc Products / Ram Aerospace (Formerly Fairchild Industries)
    Sr. Buyer
    Camloc Products / Ram Aerospace (Formerly Fairchild Industries) 1990 - 1994
    Integration sourcing team leader for successful multi-site outsourcing, facility transfer & consolidation from NJ to CA.

James O'Rourke Skills

Cross Functional Team Leadership Strategic Sourcing Global Sourcing Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Supply Chain Product Development Management Purchasing Leadership Continuous Improvement Medical Devices Supplier Quality Sourcing Supply Management Procurement Quality System Outsourcing Kaizen Mrp Value Stream Mapping Supply Chain Optimization Fmea Manufacturing Operations Management Dmaic Materials Management Engineering Contract Manufacturing Operational Excellence Spc Iso Quality Management Emerging Markets 5s Supplier Development Iso 13485 Global Teams Commodity Risk Management Validation R&d Globalization Resourcing Strategies Supplier Negotiation Automotive Supplier Evaluation Production Planning Kanban Manufacturing Operations

James O'Rourke Education Details

  • Curry College
    Curry College
    Marketing
  • Ridgewood High School
    Ridgewood High School

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