Phillip Maguire | Advisor
Prime Strategies Group
Bay of Plenty
Telephone: +64 21 636 259
Email: phillip.maguire@primestrategies.com

Phill joins Prime Strategies from a successful extensive career in wholesale & distribution to New Zealand’s leading retail chains in fashion, beauty, pharmacy, department stores, and consumer electronics.

Phill has an open consultative approach to  business and enjoys the challenge and reward of helping clients develop and grow successful thriving business’s in the SME space. His focus is on long term win win business partnerships.

Proven experience launching international brands developing distribution and channel strategies achieving sales growth and building brands. Phill thrives on bringing exciting NEW brands and products to market. Phil has established strong business relationships with brands and negotiating exclusive territory distribution agreements from the United States, Australia and Japan.

20 Years developing product and sourcing knowledge from factories and manufacturers based in China managing complex supply chain issues.

Phill’s skill set and expertise includes:

• Business planning – development and execution.
• Proven in both top line income generation & sales focus.
• Operations management of the complete supply chain process.
• Brand strategy planning and development.
• Product development and sourcing – including sampling, production planning, liaising with international suppliers and quality control.
• Management of key customer relationships of a diverse customer base covering major accounts, department stores, independent retailers and rural traders.
• Management and development of staff, focused on productivity, quality and culture performance.
• Financial management – budgeting, forecasting, interpretation of accounts, profitability improvement.
• Digital Strategy development & implementation – Website, Social Media, E-Commerce B2B and DTC.
• Contract negotiation and exclusive territory supply agreements with partners.

Phill and Leanne live in Papamoa in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, they have 4 adult
children and their first grand daughter. Phill gets up at 5.15am to work out 3 – 4 times a week, mountain bikes, and surfs. They enjoy travel & love New York!