Drew Whiting

About Drew Whiting

I’m a technology leader with a background spanning product, design, and executive operations. I specialize in translating strategy into execution by building the systems, rhythms, and alignment that allow organizations to scale with clarity and accountability.Throughout my career, I’ve worked at the intersection of vision and execution — partnering closely with executive leadership to operationalize priorities, drive cross-functional performance, and ensure teams are focused on the initiatives that materially impact growth and efficiency.My strength lies in designing operating models that connect product, people, and process. I bring structure to ambiguity, align stakeholders across functions, and establish the planning and performance frameworks that enable disciplined execution.I’m particularly motivated by environments where scale introduces complexity — and where strong operating leadership can unlock speed, cohesion, and sustainable performance.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management and Design

   Kroger

   Feb 2023 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Leading a team of product managers and designers responsible for a portfolio of eCommerce (grocery pick-up) fulfillment applications and store associate experiences enabling BILLIONS of dollars in E-Commerce sales while reducing the cost of store labor. Leveraging AI/ML to enhance back-end services and logic to optimize pick speed, order batching, and in-store routing.Leading a team of product managers and designers focused on integrating automated grocery delivery fulfillment centers, optimizing last mile delivery cost via AI/ML, and developing cross-functional roadmaps to support on-going sales growth and customer adoption.Advocating for the product development lifecycle process across a large enterprise while using data-driven decision making and a customer centric approach to effectively deliver product initiatives aligned to critical business priorities.Directly managing and co-managing 3+ capital funding sources supporting eCommerce sales and cost-saving initiatives as well as the ongoing enhancements to existing capabilities to deliver on-going ROI.Mentoring product managers and designers to build, foster, and promote a culture of innovation, accountability, product delivery excellence, and continuous improvement.Developing and communicating product strategies, progress, and performance metrics to senior leadership and key stakeholders, to ensure alignment and support for product initiatives.

Education

• University of Cincinnati

  B.S. Design, Digital Design

Skills

• User Experience
• Social Media
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Iphone
• Customer Engagement
• Android
• Mobile Technology
• Information Architecture
• Product Management
• User Experience Design
• Cms
• Thought Leadership
• Ios
• Direct Marketing
• Agile Methodologies
• Interaction Design
• Mobile Marketing
• SEO
• Wireframes
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Usability Testing
• Mobile Devices
• User Interface
• Customer Experience
• Mobile Design
• Information Design
• Web Design
• Mobile Applications
• Mac
• Usability
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Email Strategy
• Graphic Design
• User Interface Design
• Social Networking