Fresh Ideas, Bold Savings

With over 15 years of experience leading procurement and supply chain across Food & Beverage, CPG, Manufacturing, and Retail, I’ve driven strategy across supplier partnerships, co-manufacturing, packaging innovation, and ERP transformations—delivering tens of millions in savings while helping brands bring products to market faster, smarter, and more sustainably.

I also stay connected to the nonprofit and local food community, supporting organizations at the intersection of food access and resilience—giving me a unique ability to balance scale and efficiency with values-driven impact.

Demonstrated Results

  • Delivered $9% in annualized savings on COGS by unifying procurement, optimizing sourcing, and rationalizing SKUs/vendors across 3 business units.

  • Improved ingredient onboarding velocity by 50% through process redesign and workflow digitization.

  • Cut packaging costs by $2.5M+ annually through RFPs, redesigns, and freight optimization, while advancing green packaging initiatives.

  • Increased forecast accuracy by 43% and achieved 100% packaging inventory accuracy through S&OP and MRP enhancements

  • Decreased Fresh Produce costs by $1.2M annually by onboarding 30+ new produce suppliers while increasing compliance with safety and quality standards

  • Achieved 15% in monthly savings in Produce Category with key changes to the supplier bid-award process and specifications– new timelines and automation improved efficiency for logistics and secured freight cost-savings

Services

Procurement Transformation & Organizational Design

  • Assess and redesign procurement org structure, roles, and workflows

  • Build category management models and supplier performance scorecards

  • Implement procurement governance and approval frameworks

  • Align procurement strategy with Finance, Operations, and R&D goals

  • Develop scalable policies, KPIs, and playbooks for sustainable growth

Procurement & Sourcing

  • Global, national, regional & hyper-local sourcing

  • Vendor benchmarking & negotiations

  • Build resilient supply chains that cut cost, maintain quality

Purchasing & Supply Chain Strategies

  • Inventory optimization (days on hand, floor stock, shelf-life, scale)

  • ERP/MRP workflows & purchasing tool design

  • Streamlined processes to reduce waste & boost efficiency

Cost Modeling & Analysis

  • Standard Cost models (materials, labor, freight, yield, scrap)

  • Make vs Buy Analysis

  • Cost Based Decision Models

  • Evaluate product format & sourcing strategies

  • Repeatable frameworks for confident, data-driven choices

Data Management & KPI Dashboards

  • Structure & clean data for analysis

  • Build real-time dashboards (Excel, Power BI, Looker)

  • Deliver insights with single-source-of-truth reporting

Interim Management Support

  • Senior leadership coverage (temporary or long-term)

  • Hands-on, cost-effective solution during transitions

  • Strategic guidance without agency overhead

About Me

My name is Alexis Stevens. I grew up in Maine and studied Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of Maine before moving to New York City in 2007. Later, I earned my MBA from NYU Stern, focusing on Operations, Finance, and Social Innovation..

My career began in NYC’s farmers markets, where I helped local growers expand their reach and built programs to make fresh produce more accessible for low-income families. That work sparked a passion for building better food systems that still drives me today.

Over the past 15 years, I’ve led procurement and supply chain strategy across the food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry—spanning meal kits, manufacturing, and retail. My experience includes integrating sourcing and operations across brands like FreshRealm and Blue Apron, managing hundreds of ingredients and packaging SKUs, and building resilient supplier networks that balance cost, quality, and sustainability. I’ve worked at every level of the supply chain—from small local producers to large-scale national co-packers—developing systems, processes, and partnerships that make operations more efficient, transparent, and adaptable in a fast-changing market.

What I enjoy most about procurement and supply chain is the people—suppliers from around the world, cross-functional colleagues, and partners working toward shared goals. I love the collaboration, problem-solving, and sense of community this work creates.

I currently live in Brooklyn, cook often, bike the city, and enjoy everything NYC has to offer.

Let’s work together

Whether you’re looking to reduce costs, minimize supply chain risk, or build a strategy from the ground up, I’d love to connect.


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