Kristi Montgomery

About Kristi Montgomery

With over 35 years of logistics and supply chain expertise, Kenco Group’s Vice President of Strategic Transformation serves as a cross‑functional leader responsible for identifying, designing, and executing high‑impact initiatives that fundamentally strengthen customer relationships and advance the organization’s long‑term strategic objectives. Utilizing design thinking, lean principles, and agile execution, Kristi partners closely with internal business leaders and external stakeholders to drive complex, multi‑year collaborative projects that align strategy with execution, foster innovation, and accelerate sustainable growth. By integrating customer‑centric insights with operational rigor, this position plays a critical role in improving customer retention and loyalty while simultaneously enhancing internal efficiency, operational excellence, and organizational effectiveness.

Experience

1. Vice President of Strategic Transformation

   Kenco Group

   Jan 2026 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US

   Deliver strategic transformation workshops using design thinking, lean principles, and agile execution. • Lead the development and execution of strategic customer partnership projects to enhance collaboration. • Drive key projects aligned with organizational strategy, ensuring long-term value creation.• Drive customer joint discovery and delivery of innovation, automation, and transformational opportunities, ensuring long-term value creation.

Education

• Covenant College

  B.S., Organizational Management

  2003 — 2004

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Specialization in Design Thinking & Innovation, Innovation

  2016 — 2016

• Georgia Northwestern Technical College

  Data Processing Certificate, Information Technology

  1988 — 1990

• University of South Carolina Upstate

  Certified Information Executive Level II, Information Technology

  2009 — 2010

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Security
• Software Documentation
• Operations Management
• Budgets
• Warehousing
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Supply Chain
• Information Technology
• Warehouse Operations
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Logistics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Third-Party Logistics (3pl)
• IT Service Management
• Change Management
• IT Management
• Process Improvement
• Logistics Management
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Vendor Management
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Inventory Management
• IT Strategy
• Warehouse Management
• Transportation
• Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Performance Management
• Integration
• Team Building
• Management
• 3pl
• Solution Development