Andrew Bunting

Team Lead - Sourcing Operations - UK&I - BAE

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

About

Experienced Operations Leader | Team Development | Data-Driven Strategy | Cross-Functional Collaboration With over 12 years of experience leading teams and optimizing operations across industries like technology, defence, pharma, and recruitment, I specialize in driving operational efficiency, talent development, and data-driven decision-making. In my current role, I lead a team within a global organisation, focusing on refining sourcing strategies, improving operational processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals. My approach combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, ensuring continuous improvement in team performance and driving operational success. Previously at Arm, I led analytics and marketing initiatives that helped shape business strategies and drive growth.Data Analytics to optimise marketing performance, enhance partner engagement, and help solidify our position as a leader in foundational technology. This experience reinforced my ability to leverage data to influence strategy and achieve measurable outcomes. Earlier at Hays, I managed talent acquisition and onboarding, ensuring a smooth and consistent integration of new hires. I also led efforts to improve client and candidate satisfaction, boosting survey return rates and Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and ultimately fostering long-term relationships with key stakeholders. Core Competencies: Leadership & Team Development: Skilled in managing and mentoring high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture Data-Driven Strategy: Expertise in using data to inform decisions, optimize processes, and drive growth across various business functions Supporting Creation of Sourcing Delivery Strategy Using Data-Driven Techniques: Proven experience in developing sourcing strategies supported by data insights, enhancing efficiency and delivery Operational Efficiency: Focused on streamlining workflows, reducing costs, and implementing best practices to drive operational improvements Talent & Client Relations: Strong background in recruitment, onboarding, and building long-term, positive relationships with clients and candidates Cross-Functional Collaboration: Adept at working across departments to align strategies, drive change, and achieve business objectives I am always open to connecting with like-minded professionals. Whether you're looking to exchange ideas, collaborate on projects, or discuss industry trends, I look forward to connecting with those interested in growth and transformation.

Experience

  • Team Lead - Sourcing Operations - UK&I - BAE at Alexander Mann Solutions
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of 89,600 people in more than 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

  • Senior Analytics and Marketing Partner at Arm
    Dec 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    You can tell a lot about a company by the people who lead it — their skills, their stories and their standards. Our business is foundational technology. These leaders are the foundation we build on. As the foundation of a global ecosystem of technology innovators, Arm empowers the world’s most successful business and consumer brands. Every day our thousands of partners embed more than 45 million Arm-based chips in products that connect people, enhance the human experience, and make anything possible. Extensible, scalable, and ever evolving, it is a foundation that confirms how we lead by design — to serve today, anticipate tomorrow. We are intrinsic to the development of technology in billions of products, which touch the lives of more than 70% of the world's population. When you work with great people – and those with incredible potential – everything you do at Arm will make billions of lives better

  • Hays ()
    • Team Lead - Induction Academy (Training & On-boarding)
      Mar 2017 - Jun 2022 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Onboarding of New Starters within Hays Talent Solutions Leicester office (circa 200 employees) and delivering common rail training so that all starters have broad understanding of the recruitment industry they are entering whilst ensuring that they have a consistent and inclusive experience throughout their Induction period. Job board administration for HTS. The monitoring of Hays job board broadcast system ‘Broadbean’. Working alongside the HSR Marketing Executive and HSR Head of Advertising to administer set up, allocate and monitor usage of job boards across our portfolio and Clients. Heading up the HPI (Customer Satisfaction) team - driving candidate & client survey return rates and promoting positive Net Promoter Scores (NPS)

    • Team Lead - Application Management
      Nov 2014 - Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • General Manager @ The Parcel Yard at Steamin' Billy Brewing Co Limited
    Mar 2012 - Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos