Jessica Montes

She is an accomplished commercial and sales leader with over two decades of experience in the metals recycling, waste management, and equipment industries, currently serving as Commercial Director at Sims Metal, where she leads commercial strategy and business development. Prior to this role, she served as Director of Sales at Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales and spent over 12 years at Waste Management in progressively senior roles, including Senior Account Executive for Recycling, where she consistently ranked among the top sales representatives, was awarded the Circle of Excellence Winner, and was selected for the Texoma Area Sales Lead Team. Her career includes roles as Operations Specialist at ELG Haniel Metals Ltd and Buyer/Sales Management at CMC, where she earned three promotions, increased the customer base by 30%, and gained many of the largest accounts through strategic pricing and relationship building. She is recognized as a strategic, results-driven, and relationship-focused leader who combines deep industry expertise with strong sales, operations, and team development skills to drive growth and profitability.