Managing Partner

Phil is a highly skilled specialist with 17 years’ experience within procurement, supplier management and real estate. His experience is predominantly in the Financial Services sector but also Aerospace, Professional Services and FMCG. Phil brings deep knowledge in Sourcing, Contracting, Supplier Performance and Supplier Risk Management.

From starting in the airline industry, Phil has subsequently worked in Financial Services and Professional Services, managing multiple procurement categories including IT, HR, Digital Marketing, Professional Services and Debt Recovery. Phil has a depth of experiences in leading material outsourcing exercises, sourcing and contracting for core banking, finance and insurance platforms and managing complex settlement negotiations.

In the last 10 years Phil has been Head of Procurement for the UK’s leading provider of lifestyle insurance, a UK challenger bank, and a global Financial Services consultancy. During his career Phil has either supported or led the creation of five new procurement and supply chain functions and has considerable expertise in the building of procurement processes, supplier risk management and procurement performance management.

During his career Phil has delivered in complex environments ranging from pressurised cost cutting in the Airline industry post 9/11, acquisition / divestment / integration programmes, to operating in private equity. Irrespective of the environment Phil has built strong and lasting stakeholder and supplier relationships based on seeking to understand and solve business problems.

Phil is also a long standing Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and is committed to supporting colleagues with their professional development.