Contracts & Commercial Lead

Assignment Overview

Our Client is seeking an experienced Contracts and Commercial Lead to support the administration, governance and performance of term agreements and spot contracts across a downstream business environment.

The successful consultant will help ensure commercial agreements are effectively managed, obligations are clearly understood, risks are controlled, and opportunities for commercial value are identified and acted upon.

Key Consultancy Deliverables

The consultant will be expected to support with:

• Managing term agreements and spot contracts from onboarding through to renewal or termination.
• Maintaining accurate contract records, pricing schedules, documentation and commercial databases.
• Monitoring contractual obligations, milestones and key deliverables.
• Supporting negotiations, contract amendments, renewals and extensions.
• Reviewing pricing mechanisms, index-linked agreements, rebates and revenue-share arrangements.
• Providing commercial insight across supplier, customer, processor and downstream partner agreements.
• Supporting the resolution of contractual queries, disputes and commercial issues.
• Producing clear reporting on contract performance, commercial exposure, market activity and financial outcomes.

Candidate Profile

We are particularly interested in speaking with interim consultants who can demonstrate:

• Strong commercial contract management experience.
• Background in waste management, recycling, commodities, logistics, environmental services or a related sector.
• Experience managing both long-term framework agreements and short-term spot contracts.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and stakeholder management capability.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple agreements simultaneously.
• Good Microsoft capability, particularly Excel and broader MS Office applications.
• Power BI experience would be beneficial, though not essential.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk, governance and contract administration.

Assignment Outcomes

The consultant will be expected to improve visibility, governance and control across downstream commercial agreements, reduce contractual and commercial risk, and provide the reporting and insight needed to support effective business decision-making.