Kevin Smith

About Kevin Smith

My work is about ownership, not advice alone. I take over, stabilize, and run supply chain and operational systems so leadership teams can continue growing without operational drag. For more than 20 years, I have been brought in when growth begins to overwhelm supply chain and operations across consumer goods, CPG, FMCG, apparel, beauty, personal care, and consumer electronics. This includes demand planning, inventory control, supplier and production execution, logistics, reporting, and continuous optimization. I have operated in environments ranging from early scale to eight-figure monthly revenue operations. In these situations, stabilizing execution has often meant correcting multi-million-dollar inventory exposure, restoring service levels, and re-establishing operational control within weeks rather than quarters. This is the moment when demand accelerates, complexity compounds, and internal operations can no longer keep pace. Inventory becomes unreliable. Suppliers turn reactive. Margins erode. Leadership feels pressure to hire quickly, often before the structure is ready. I have seen this failure pattern repeatedly across companies and growth stages. Founders and executives often ask for my judgment before making irreversible operational decisions. My advisory work typically supports or follows hands-on execution, grounded in lived consequences rather than theory. One of the platforms I built to deliver this at scale is KS Operations, a done-for-you supply chain execution service designed as a faster, safer alternative to hiring when growth outpaces internal capability. KS Operations reflects a broader operating philosophy I apply across my ventures and advisory work: people, process, standards, and automation, executed rather than discussed. I work with founders and leadership teams who value clarity, accountability, and calm execution under pressure. If growth is breaking your operations or you are approaching a critical decision point, there are two clear ways to engage below.

Experience

1. Board Advisor

   Axenic

   Jan 2019 — Present

   Axenic believes in creating or empowering companies that revolutionize or disrupt their prospective industries. We work with Founders to cultivate their vision and Investors to fund their passions.

Education

• Lycée Condorcet

  Associate's degree, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

  2006 — 2008

• CESI

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2011 — 2012

• Université Paris-Est Créteil

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies

  2008 — 2009

• Université Paris 13

  Master of Engineering (MEng), Engineering/Industrial Management

  2009 — 2011