Associate CEO Office

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.

Summary
Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Associate, CEO Office will play a pivotal supporting role in running organisation-wide cadences, managing special projects, and ensuring smooth operations within the CEO Office. This role requires a highly organized, proactive, and discreet individual who can handle confidential information and navigate a wide range of topics with intellectual curiosity and agility.

This role also offers a unique opportunity to interact with the highest levels of leadership in the company, gain a good vantage view of the business and organisation and support strategic decisions through analyses and project orchestration. 

Responsibilities
Research and Analysis:

• Conduct research on macroeconomics, geopolitical trends, and their impact on business and trade flows
• Gather information from academics, institutions, government bodies and various departments within CMA CGM to support strategic decision-making 
   

Communication and Presentation:

• Prepare regular written reports and project-based presentations (word, ppt, excel) for senior stakeholders, ensuring exacting standards
• Prepare talking points, presentations for the external engagements of senior stakeholders, ensuring that they are well-prepared
   

Project Management:

• Coordinate the agenda and content for organisation-wide cadences including but not limited to weekly leadership and cross-functional business meetings, quarterly offsite business reviews, and half-yearly strategic seminars
• Work with stakeholders to ensure that accurate and relevant data is presented at the relevant cadence 
   

Special Projects:

• Collaborate with the Chief of Staff and CEO, drive projects from start to finish, ensuring adherence to timelines and action from relevant stakeholders 
• Support organizational-wide transformation initiatives that are highly cross-functional in nature 

Requirements
•    Bachelor's degree in any field, from leading universities
•    1-3 years of relevant experience preferred, including in research, analysis, and project management. Experience in shipping and logistics will be a huge plus but not necessary
•    Fresh graduates who are highly driven, and stellar internship track records are welcome to apply
•    Strong communication skills: Both written and verbal
•    Integrity and confidentiality: High level of maturity and discretion in handling confidential information and use privileged access responsibly 
•    Intellectual curiosity: Fast learner, enjoys picking up new topics and challenges, able to connect the dots to add value through analyses that influence decisions 
•    Not daunted by ambiguity: Enjoys navigating ambiguity, gets a kick out of replacing chaos with structure
•    Low on ego and high on character: Willing to roll up sleeves and handle tasks at all levels 
•    Independent, driven, reliable team player

**This role is opened for local employment only.
 
**Salary package (local) & job title shall commensurate with experience.
**Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
 
** By applying for this role, you hereby consent to the CMA CGM Group collecting, processing and using any personal information you submit, for the following purposes: 
(i)    To process the application for the role being applied for; 
(ii)    To process the application for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you;  (iii)    To conduct necessary reference checks; and  (iv)    Any other purpose related to one or more of the above.
You further consent to the CMA CGM Group retaining such personal information for a period of two years following your submission thereof, so that we may consider you for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you in the event that you are not selected for this role. 
 
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:  Please note that CMA CGM Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, CMA CGM Group will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, CMA CGM Group explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of CMA CGM Group.

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