Kevin Keenan, Former Director of Supply Chain at Screwfix & Sainsbury's

Director of Supply Chain, Kevin Keenan opened 750 Screwfix stores in his tenure. Only five had problems.In the first episode of The Beacon Beat, Kevin walks through 25+ years of running supply chain at Sainsbury's and Screwfix: the Christmas turkey crisis, scaling through 25% LFL growth, the two-year tech project sold to him as six months, leading through Covid, and his honest read on AI in supply chain.The Beacon Beat is brought to you by Beacon, the AI Supply Chain Workspace. Learn more at beacon.com.Want to be a guest? [email protected]

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