Kris Washington

About Kris Washington

Over the past 20 years, I have been a leader in Supply Chain achieving results via demonstrated expertise in Product/Project Management, Financial Management, Contracting, Operations leadership and Engineering. I began my career as an Acquisitions Officer in the United States Air Force, supporting several Acquisition Category I weapon systems. Most notably, I managed a $375M mission planning systems global support contract for the United States military and Allied forces; I served as an Executive Officer to the Program Director, managing the efforts of 300+ people at 2 installations to execute a $750M communications overhaul and computer upgrade—as well as being handpicked for deployment to serve as Executive Officer for Chief of Air Force Personnel Directorate in Middle East; in addition, I served as Project Manager for a $400M communications upgrade program and led a 40-person team. After my second deployment in 2005, I transitioned to a civilian Warehouse Operations management role for Gap, Inc. brands. As an Operations Manager, I have led, coordinated, and evaluated as many as 18 Supervisors and 420+ Full-time, Part-time and Seasonal Associates tasked to provide global distribution/logistics and maintain positive inventory control for Gap, Inc. brand products with an annual operating budget of $24.8M. In-role, I have created and managed “start-up” operational enhancements and periodic continuous improvement projects for underperforming systems based on thorough and comprehensive study and analysis. In April 2022, I joined the Product Management team within Gap, Inc. Supply Chain as Product Manager II - Distribution and Fulfillment, where I am currently assigned.

Experience

1. Product Manager Ii - Distribution and Fulfillment

   Gap Inc.

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Responsible for multiple product development lifecycles and prioritizes across broad initiatives with complex scope within Distribution/ Fulfillment Portfolio valued at over $16M. Conducted analysis to measure the results of feature deployments to quantify the business benefit and value propositioning. Identified new opportunities and developed technology solutions that drove value for Gap Inc—including analyzing competitors/market trends, evaluating new technologies, and finding vendor that support future vision. Built trust and established rapport with stakeholders, cross-functional teams and users. Managed multi-phase roadmaps across many capabilities—both functional and technical. Anticipated user needs and desired outcomes and articulates impact across products. Ensured strong measurement and quantitative understanding of services, to include opportunities, benefits achieved, customer pain points.• Managing 3 different Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) projects for FY23 Portfolio:o $1M 4-crane/aisle new build for Gallatin Retail Warehouse environment for Q1o Canada ASRS Channel-Swap (converted from Retail to Online) for Q3 o Fishkill ASRS Split (from 14 Retail aisles to 7 Retail aisles/7 Online aisles) for Q3 o Met weekly with Stakeholders to understand requirements and review status, partnered with Software Engineers to plot solutions and establish test parameters, wrote critical stories to create solutions, and will deliver results on-time• Identified fix for costly Shipping process—Delivered major Shipping enhancement within 1 Quarter—Projected savings ~$1M • Directed effort to modernize wearable devices for Distribution Center Merchandise Handlers: Met with Network Campus IT Leaders to understand program requirements; Created roll-out document and leveraged a diverse Operations Leadership team to communicate directives; Leveraged Campus Engineering Senior Manager to update existing and future documentation/standards

Education

• United States Air Force Academy

  B.S., Industrial Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Wright State University

  M.S., Industrial Engineering

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Loss Prevention
• Military
• Start-Ups
• Process Improvement
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Leadership
• Risk Assessment
• Supply Chain
• Operations Management
• Data Analysis
• Warehousing
• Retail
• Training
• Logistics
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Customer Service