Job Description
Interim Transport & Commercial Director
Sector: Waste & Recycling
Contract: Interim (6 months) | Strong day rate
Location: Multi-site (regular travel required)
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Interim Transport & Commercial Director to drive immediate improvement across commercial performance, cost control, and transport operations within a multi-site waste and recycling business.
The role focuses on maximising commercial agreements, Transport operations performance and cost base management, not new business development. You will bring strong analytical capability, challenge established ways of working, and improve data-led decision making.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead commercial performance across feedstock, oil, and transport revenues
2. Identify and address cost base improvement opportunities, margin erosion, and inefficiencies
3. Optimise fleet and logistics performance using data and analytics
4. Embed contribution margin analysis to assess waste profitability and site suitability
5. Improve CRM and data consistency across commercial, finance, and operations
6. Lead and influence established teams through change and restructuring<...