Alternance - Cost Control Officer

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

THE ROLE :

The Logistics Cost Control team is looking for a motivated, goal-oriented team member to get involved in tool development and improvement projects, logistics cost audit assignments and much more, on a global scale! Your skills in Excel, Access and your knowledge of databases will be major assets to our team, in order to develop optimized monitoring of logistics costs. 

RESPONSIBILITIES :

As part of the Logistics Cost Control team, you will be responsible for the following tasks :

• OPEX monitoring: identify and analyze cost drifts through periodic OPEX reporting or ad hoc audit requests: escalate alerts, define a cost optimization action plan and monitor implementation, with the Agency's worldwide network, Regional Offices and Headquarters. 
• Savings budget: monitor savings initiatives by engaging with action owners in the Regional Offices and Agency network, support the promotion of best practices across all stakeholders.
• Help in setting up automated monitoring tools to improve visibility on cost performance, and support in tracking logistics KPIs from operational and financial databases. 
• Various value-added assignments according to management needs. 

PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS :

• You have a degree or are currently studying (+3 years) in finance, logistics or transport. Ideally, you already have some practical experience; previous auditing experience would be a plus. 
• You are looking for a work-study position and are ready to join CMA CGM's Logistics department for 2 years. 
• Fluent English and advanced Excel skills are preferred for this position. 

This position is a good opportunity to develop your technical knowledge and put your logical mind and analytical skills to good use. 
You are problem-solving oriented, have good writing and summarizing skills, are a self-starter and have good interpersonal skills. You are open-minded and enjoy working with multiple cultures.

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