Chief of Staff

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 Senior Management, The Chief of Staff is a strategic business partner and a thought leader at CMA CGM, is a fantastic opportunity to get exposure to international and challenging projects across the company. The incumbent will be developing and driving key business initiatives, including innovation and process improvements projects across multiple business functions.

He/she constantly seeks opportunities to engage and establish corporate partnerships with external stakeholders to deliver value for the organization.

Responsibilities
•    Act as a strategic advisor - participate in strategic planning, and decision-making.
•    Coordinate across the organization to produce key reports and metrics for the CEO
•    Identify and evaluate strategic opportunities 
•    Assist in transformation activities by acting as a conduit between functional heads 
•    Assist in prioritization to ensure appropriate time allocation
•    Support in the tracking and monitoring of key projects
•    Supervise key studies for the APAC region
•    Coordinate economic update and institutional relationships
•    Plan and direct administrative and operational activities
•    Provide and facilitate communications support (meeting minutes, emails, reports, presentations)
•    Follow key scorecards and KPI for the organization
•    Develop and foster key relationships across the business in APAC and with the Head Office
 
Requirements
•    Master’s degree in international business/ SCM or an MBA
•    At least 5+ years of experience in consultancy or a management role 
•    Highly motivated, organized and a self starter willing to work with ambiguities
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills- understanding or interest in data analytics preferred
•    Ability to build strong relationships across the business with stakeholders at multiple levels
•    Good understanding of the APAC landscape within Supply chain, Shipping, logistics is a plus
•    Sensitivity, diplomacy and tact in dealing with confidential projects as required

Desired skills and experience
Strategic Planning, Management Skills, Budgets, Leadership, Strategy, PowerPoint, Compliance, Project Management, Attention to Detail, Strategy Implementation, Communication Skills, Excel, Capital, Consulting, Decision Making, Business Development

**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. 
 
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