10 O'Reilly Auto Parts operations leaders
Jason Tarrant, Executive Vice President Store Operations and Sales, leads this group of O'Reilly Auto Parts operations leaders, which also includes vice presidents of operations and distribution and regional distribution center directors. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at O'Reilly Auto Parts from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bill Walker
LinkedInExperience: Director of Distribution Operations Support · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Bill Walker has been Director of Distribution Operations Support at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2023, based in Marshfield, Missouri. At O'Reilly, Bill Walker was also Distribution Systems Manager from 2008 to 2023, Distribution Systems Coordinator from 2005 to 2008 and Outbound Operations Manager from 2003 to 2005.
Charlie Juranich
LinkedInExperience: Reginal distribution center director · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Charlie Juranich has been a regional distribution center director at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2020, based in Bonney Lake, Washington, and also lists DC manager at O'Reilly since May 2009. Charlie Juranich was a Transportation Supervisor at Millard Tempering from 2008 to 2009 and a Warehouse manager at Norvanco INTL. from 1994 to 2008.
Chris Mancini
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations and Sales · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Chris Mancini has been Senior Vice President Operations and Sales at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2022. At O'Reilly, Chris Mancini also lists Division Vice President, Western Stores from 2019 to 2023, and was Divisional Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Stores from 2015 to 2019, a Regional Manager from 2010 to 2015 and a District Manager from 2007 to 2010.
David Leonhart
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Of Distribution Western Division · O'Reilly Auto Parts
David Leonhart has been Vice President Of Distribution Western Division at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2020, based in Springfield, Missouri. David Leonhart was a Regional Distribution Center Director at O'Reilly Auto Parts from 1995 to 2020, and both roles shown in the listing are at O'Reilly.
Jason Tarrant
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Store Operations and Sales · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Jason Tarrant has been Executive Vice President Store Operations and Sales at O'Reilly Auto Parts since March 2024, based in Springfield, Missouri. At O'Reilly, Jason Tarrant was also Senior Vice President- Western States Store Operations/Sales from 2018 to 2024 and held store operations and sales roles from 2001 to 2018.
Joseph Cockell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Distribution Administration · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Joseph Cockell has been Vice President of Distribution Administration at O'Reilly Auto Parts since July 2022, based in Springfield, Missouri. At O'Reilly, Joseph Cockell was also Director of DC Support from 2019 to 2022, Vice President of Distribution from 2014 to 2019 and a Regional Director from 2008 to 2014, and was a DC Director at CSK Auto Corporation from 2006 to 2008.
Larry Gray
LinkedInExperience: VP Distribution Eastern Division · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Larry Gray lists VP Distribution Eastern Division at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2018 and has been Senior Vice President, Inventory Management there since June 2023, based in Nixa, Missouri. At O'Reilly, Larry Gray also lists VP Inventory Management - DC since 2022, Director of Distribution Operations Support since 2012 and Regional DC Director since 2007.
Scott Blackburn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Scott Blackburn has been Vice President Operations at O'Reilly Auto Parts since January 2014, with a headline of Vice President of Store Operations, and also lists Director of Customer Experience/Store Ops Support there since December 2013. Scott Blackburn was Sr. Manager of Store Operations at CSK Auto Corporation from 1989 to 2010.
Thad Slicker
LinkedInExperience: Regional Distribution Center Director · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Thad Slicker has been Regional Distribution Center Director at O'Reilly Auto Parts since June 2017, based in Phoenix. At O'Reilly, Thad Slicker was also a Distribution Center Manager from 2013 to 2017 and a Distribution Center Operations Manager from 2008 to 2013, and was a Partner at CFIC Home Mortgage from 2006 to 2008.
Wade Rowley III
LinkedInExperience: Regional Distribution Center Director · O'Reilly Auto Parts
Wade Rowley III has been Regional Distribution Center Director at O'Reilly Auto Parts since November 2007, based in Oswego, Illinois. Wade Rowley III was an Operations Manager at The Guitar Center Company from 2000 to 2006 and ran Mayhem Music/Entertainment as a small business owner from 1996 to 2002.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your operations role at O'Reilly Auto Parts?
- 02How do you balance cost, speed and parts availability in the operations you lead?
- 03What has your own operations work at O'Reilly Auto Parts taught you about running auto parts stores and distribution well?
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