David Haigh
Manager (Consultant) at Baringa- Claim this Profile
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Baringa
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager (Consultant)
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Jan 2022 - - Saat ini
Baringa is building the world's most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made. Find out more at baringa.com. Baringa is building the world's most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made. Find out more at baringa.com.
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SSE plc
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Okt 2016 - Jan 2022
As a senior consultant, I assume key accountability for leading strategic transformation programmes in collaboration with senior management and the board members. I devise and execute innovative solutions to enhance operational excellence. I conduct data analysis to identify business risk and opportunity, while recommending improved suggestions to senior management and the board members. I develop excellent understanding of the business, market, and regulatory requirements. I support senior management in the recruiting/hiring quality staff and developing strategies to retain them. I build and strength strong working relationships with challenging and demanding key stakeholders.Following is my key achievements that I attained:• Provided complete data driven insight that reduced company's aged debt book by £3M.• Recognised for developing and delivering operational efficiency programme (sponsored by Chief Operational Officer) that saving of £650K in-year (£1.6M recurring annualised - 50FTE reduction) with no detrimental impact on quality.
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BT Group
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Improvement Consultant
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Apr 2014 - Okt 2016
I led first-class stakeholder management across multiple functions, while defining business requirements, deriving benefits, and building the case under change-control. I managed departmental activities and interpreted new guidelines/KPIs from the regulator (Ofcom) to streamline companies’ processes to meet their business requirements.Following is my key achievements that I attained:• Credited with developing new operating model and organisational design for a £1B revenue product, impacting >5k employees and reducing back office staff by >25%.• Ownership of business case to deliver step-change improvements in customer experience, successfully securing £89m of capital investment.
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AkzoNobel
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Netherlands
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global R&D Manager / Blackbelt
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Sep 2005 - Apr 2014
I ensured global alignment with industry’s best practices to maximise efficiencies of scale, while formulating all paint product globally on the lowest number (highest volume) of raw material. I was recognised as a black belt to lead supply chain and R&D projects to realise efficiencies in the production plants across Europe. I utilised design of experiments and statistical analysis to rapidly bring new products and innovations to the market.Following is my key achievements that I attained:• Technical responsibility for leading the simplification and optimisation of a portfolio of 100+ paint products globally, which account for 250+ million litres and €1.1+ billion of sales annually• Led the successful identification and implementation of a breakthrough solution for improved processing of problematic raw materials, resulting in increasing production capacity as well as reducing batch times by > 40%.• Key contributor to the technical strategy via development of product and technology road maps that meet the needs of the market whilst identifying manufacturing capabilities and gaps.
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Education
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University of Durham
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry / Polymer Science -
The University of Sheffield
Master's degree, Chemistry