Area Manager - Reefer

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 150,000 people worldwide, including 2,900 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

MISSION:

On a fixed term contract, you will work within the Reefer Department and will be responsible for ensuring and optimizing vessel filling on the Reefer commercial zone(s) for which you are responsible.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• In line with the directives of your line manager, you will apply the commercial and pricing policy for your Reefer zone and handle all quotation requests from your agents or customers.
• You take part in drawing up the sales budget with your line manager, and are then responsible for analyzing performance and variances in relation to this budget in order to propose corrective actions.
• As a real expert in your area, you will record and analyze the volumes loaded on the ships in conjunction with the line sales managers and agents, and you will monitor marketing: market studies, statistics.
• As a privileged contact for agents and the main customers in your zone, you are likely to organize agency visits.

PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• You already have initial sales or marketing experience.
• You are fluent in spoken and written English & French, and have a good command of IT and office tools (particularly Excel). You are organized, autonomous and able to make proposals.
• Your interpersonal skills, sense of communication and team spirit will enable you to succeed in this position.

Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines