PSL Consulting is able to draw from a team of talented practitioners with broad and complementary purchasing skills and focussed experience in a variety of sectors. The principal members of our team are as follows:

David Hewitt

David is an entrepreneurial practitioner with more than thirty years experience in procurement. He has led many consulting assignments for a variety of clients, provided professional leadership to CIPS and has recently developed innovative solutions to social-care procurement and commissioning. David writes regularly for SUPPLY MANAGEMENT and other journals.

Tony Barton

Tony has had a successful and varied career in purchasing management. He has extensive experience in managing complex contracts across a wide range of goods and services, including catering, IT, utilities and retailing arrangements in the air transport, utilities and higher education sectors. Tony has a proven track-record in strategic sourcing, process improvement, project management and training.

Peter Edwards

An effective leader of procurement process change management in both public and private sector environments, Peter’s experience ranges across both procurement and systems development. His ability to combine both disciplines, as well as his track-record in leading cross-functional, multi-discipline teams has enabled him to deliver holistic, valuable solutions to complex, innovative problems. He is a highly effective communicator at all levels.

Nigel Hart

A project manager and contracts & procurement specialist with more than twenty years experience in the local authority sector, much of which has been spent in adult social care contracting and commissioning, Nigel is an accomplished communicator and consultant with a successful track-record in project, contract, financial and commercial management.

John Howard

With a career track-record in procurement spanning more than twenty years, John was until 2002 Head of Procurement for IBM in Northern Europe. An accomplished manager and leader, John has operated at a senior management level, promoted procurement at a global level within the IT industry and has been at the forefront of developments to ‘sell’ procurement as a ‘business’ to its internal customers.

Sue Lupton

With considerable experience in a variety of industries, Sue brings analytical, research and technology skills and expertise to the PSL Consulting team.

John Oliver

A career supply-chain professional with over thirty years experience in purchasing and contracts management in the NHS. John has designed and delivered training and development modules for a wide range of public-sector organisations, including NHS Supply Chain and Transport for London.

Steve Walker

Steve is an accomplished trainer and communicator with four decade’s experience in both purchasing and training. Steve was involved in creating a training services department for CIPD and has designed, developed and delivered purchasing and general management training courses - including Completed Staff Work - for organisations in both the private and public sector.

However, where necessary we also work occasionally with other associates who each bring specific expertise in a wider range of sectors and categories.