Phil Barrett

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Head of Facilities and Data Protection at Sofina Foods Europe

North East Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Phil Barrett is the Head of Facilities and Data Protection at Sofina Foods Europe, bringing over 30 years of experience to his role. He serves as the Data Protection Officer for 6, 000 employees, manages facilities budgets, and leads security audits across 18 sites. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic, approachable, and having a creative, "can-do" attitude.

He is the key decision-maker for data protection, security, and facilities management across Sofinas entire UK and Northern Ireland business.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Optimistic

Consensus Focused

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Topics They Care About

Data Protection & GDPR
As the designated Data Protection Officer with GDPR practitioner certification, he leads the data protection strategy for approximately 6, 000 employees.
Facilities Management
He is the main budget and capital decision-maker for facilities management across a multi-site portfolio that includes offices, labs, and kitchens.
Corporate Security
Serves as the main security auditor across 18 sites in the UK and Ireland, responsible for strategy and the execution of improvement plans.

Media Appearances

Phil has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2023
Head of Facilities and Data Protection at Sofina Foods Europe
1-2017 - 2-2023
Head of Facilities and Security at Young's Seafood
10-2004 - 1-2017
Facilities Manager at Young's Seafood
2-2003 - 5-2004
Facilities Co-Ordinator at H. J. HEINZ FROZEN & CHILLED FOODS LIMITED
6-1991 - 2-2003
Office Services Asst at United Biscuits

Education

2019 - 2019
GDPR Foundation and Practitioner Certficate from QA Training Centre London
2018 - 2018
BTEC Level 4 from Perpituity Training

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Insights For Selling To Phil

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Phil is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Phil

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Phil move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Phil take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Phil

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