Board Director, Transport Operations & Fleet Strategy

CM recruitment; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six-figure base salary

Bonus potential

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Job summary

CM recruitment seeks an inspirational Operations Director for a well-established UK travel group. This executive role sits on the Group Board and owns coach operations, logistics, the partner network, fleet strategy, and technology modernisation.

Based at the Group's Yorkshire head office, the post involves shaping network strategy, managing costs, and building a capable leadership team to run the operation without day-to-day involvement.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience within coach, passenger transport, touring, logistics or related operational sector.
• Strong understanding of fleets, drivers, networks and operational realities of transporting people.
• Proven track record of leading operational transformation and technology-enabled change.
• Strong commercial experience, including supplier management, contracting and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Operate at strategic and Board level, setting direction for the operation and leading through an Operations Manager and wider team.
• Own the strategy for the operator partner network, expanding partnerships and managing capacity and performance.
• Shape fleet strategy including specification, renewal and future propulsion.
• Maintain robust safety, compliance and assurance frameworks for vehicles, drivers, and licensing.
• Take commercial accountability for direct supplier costs and overall operations budget.
• Drive improvements in utilisation, partner costs, and on-tour delivery efficiency.
• Provide disruption and crisis management capability and lead technology modernisation of operations.

Job description

CM recruitment seeks an inspirational Operations Director for a well-established UK travel group. This executive role sits on the Group Board and owns coach operations, logistics, the partner network, fleet strategy, and technology modernisation.

Based at the Group's Yorkshire head office, the post involves shaping network strategy, managing costs, and building a capable leadership team to run the operation without day-to-day involvement.