Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 116

food & beverage conagra brands inc.
www.conagrabrands.com / Headquarters: Chicago / Employees: More than 17,000 / Specialty: Branded foods / Jim O'Rourke, chief procurement officer and senior vice
president: "We really focused on thinking of our suppliers as an extension of our team and as an extension of the value chain."

'Art of the Possible'
Conagra Brands energizes its employees and embraces innovation with ongoing inclusion
efforts and supplier partnerships. By Staci Davidson, with John Krukowski and Alan Dorich

"Normally, when people get
together, they're going to find
common ground, especially if they
both are in the same company,"
Jim O'Rourke observes.

With more than $11
billion in annual sales,
Conagra Brands Inc. is one
of the largest food companies in the United States,
leading in a number of key
JIM O'ROURKE
areas, such as frozen foods,
chief procurement
condiments, sauces and
officer and senior
vice president
snacks. Its iconic brands
include Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Slim Jim and Vlasic, and the
company remains dedicated to
innovation and disrupting market
conventions with great food.
Conagra believes great food
comes from doing what is right for
116

Supply Chain World VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3

all, and when innovating and adding to the strengths of its brands, it
understands it has a responsibility
to people, communities and relationships. By creating shared value
with employees, suppliers and
consumers, Conagra not only leads
with its brands, but with its actions.
These philosophies are demonstrated throughout its supply
chain by Conagra's leadership,
which includes Dave Biegger, chief
supply chain officer and executive vice president, and James
O'Rourke, chief procurement
officer and senior vice president.

Both leaders recently spoke at
length with Supply Chain World
about their approach to executive
thought leadership and their organization's best practices.
O'Rourke joined the company
in 2016, but his focus on procurement and quality leadership
practices started long before. After
college on an Army ROTC scholarship, O'Rourke was shipped to
Korea during Desert Storm, when
the United States still controlled
the western corridor on the DMZ.
He was a platoon leader and
notes his platoon sergeant "was



Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3

Contents
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - Cover1
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - Cover2
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 1
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - Contents
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 3
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 4
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 5
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 6
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 7
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 8
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 9
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 10
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 11
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 12
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 13
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 14
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 15
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 16
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 17
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 18
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 19
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 20
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 21
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 22
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 23
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 24
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 25
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 26
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 27
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 28
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 29
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 30
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 31
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 32
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 33
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 34
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 35
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 36
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 37
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 38
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 39
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 40
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 41
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 42
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 43
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 44
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 45
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 46
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 47
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 48
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 49
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 50
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 51
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 52
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 53
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 54
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 55
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 56
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 57
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 58
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 59
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 60
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 61
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 62
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 63
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 64
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 65
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 66
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 67
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 68
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 69
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 70
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 71
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 72
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 73
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 74
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 75
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 76
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 77
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 78
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 79
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 80
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 81
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 82
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 83
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 84
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 85
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 86
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 87
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 88
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 89
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 90
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 91
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 92
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 93
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 94
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 95
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 96
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 97
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 98
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 99
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 100
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 101
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 102
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 103
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 104
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 105
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 106
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 107
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 108
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 109
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 110
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 111
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 112
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 113
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 114
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 115
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 116
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 117
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 118
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 119
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 120
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 121
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 122
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 123
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 124
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 125
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 126
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 127
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - 128
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - Cover3
Supply Chain World - Volume 7, Issue 3 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue4b
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue4a
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue3c
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue3b
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue3a
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue2b
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue2a
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue1b
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol7issue1a
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol6issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol6issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol6issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol6issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_vol5issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2017winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2017fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2017summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2017spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2016winter_vol2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2016fallwinter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2016fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2016summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/knighthouse/scw_2016spring_summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2016spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2016winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2015fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2015summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2015spring2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2015spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2015winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2014fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2014summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2014spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2014winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2013fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2013summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2013spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/scw_2013winter
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com