Assistant Manager

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.

Job Description

Designation - Assistant Manager

Reporting - Trade Manager

Department - Commercial

The successful candidate is responsible for process related aspects and commercial animation of India to Africa sectors with target to maintain processes excellence and support the commercial monitoring activities.

We are looking for a pro-active individual, team player, meticulous, with a strong will to learn & develop its skills in trade activities by joining one of the fast-growing trades from India.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist the back-office team in the booking release processes by mastering & optimizing the allocation control tools (CSA, COA, Traffic lights).
• Monitor and analyse vessel performance, loading factors, daily positions, and allocation.
• In-depth analysis of the booking report in terms of commodity, customers, destinations, allocation.
• Proactively source for reliable market intelligence (rates/capacity adjustments) to stay on top of market changes.
• Recommend to the Trade Manager necessary actions to maximize the filing factor.
• Leverage from the group’s quotation tools (SpotON, AQUA Contract) to faster adapt to market dynamics.
• In-depth analysis of the daily cargo readiness report in terms of commodity, customers, destinations, allocation.
• Assist the Trade team in all pricing activities (rate negotiation, rate filing).
• Communicating on timely basis to the commercial team on service rotation changes, rate revisions, etc.
• Maintain effective relationships & communication with internal & external stakeholders.

KPI

• Adherence of deadlines in submission of weekly reports, CBF and forecasts.
• Accuracy of weekly reports, forecast and CBF.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree holder.
• 3-5 years of working experience in the shipping or / and logistics industries.
• Shipping process related experience is a plus for successfully managing the position.
• Process oriented, analytics & problem-solving approach is necessary.
• Effective communication skills and customer oriented

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !