Mumbai, IN
Cost Control Manager India
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
Job Title : Manager
Department : Finance
Sub Department : Cost Control
Reporting : Senior Manager
Role Summary:
- This role focuses on cost control and revenue analysis, with responsibilities including tariff proposal reviews, compliance with trade regulations, and communication with headquarters. It involves monitoring inland haulage costs, reviewing key performance indicators (KPIs) related to local revenue and costs, and ensuring timely submission of reports.
Core Responsibilities:
- Review of market study gathered information & tariffs increases proposal for THC & Local Charges and discuss with Management for further approvals.
- Ensure that proposed tariffs / any tariffs revenues / introductions of revenues are send to concerns for approvals & filings with FMC regulations (US Trade).
- Liaising with HO & Beirut Cost Control department and answering their queries related cost and revenue.
- Monitoring Inland Haulage cost sheet & obtain clarification as & when needed from Intermodal team.
- Review of monthly presentation of Local Revenue Per Teu & Cost Per Teu KPI.
- Ensure timely submission of Agility reporting on monthly basis.
- Ensure all vendor contracts are maintained & monitored, and any pending/missing contracts or tariffs are chased with the concerns timely.
- Ensure overhead cost or any abnormal cost analysis and also average cost included in THC are prepared on monthly/quarterly basis.
- Review of Unit Cost Review report performed for major variances & commentary detailed justifying these variances on monthly basis before submission to Regional Cost Control & Regional Office.
- Review & Supporting hand for cost analysis segregating as systematic & non-systematic for better visibility to focus on the controllable cost, analyze the issue & accordingly suggest the actions plans which needs to be monitored monthly.
- Adhoc analysis related to principal revenue & cost as & when requested by Management/Regional Office/Head office.
- Monitoring processes transferred to GBS and to ensure that said SLA’s & KPI are achieved timely.
- Produce relevant data as & when requested by Internal/HO Group internal/statutory/Regional Cost Control audits related to revenue & cost.
- Project Management – Providing supporting hand for any project deployed & need involvement of Cost Control.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Ensure timely submission of necessary cost and savings reports to management and Head office.
- Liaising with India Management, Head office Cost Control, Regional Cost Control, Regional Office and Line management for cost and revenue related matters.
- Ensure timely submission & implementations of revised tariffs as & when revised.
- Ensure real time update of Vendor tariffs and all relevant cost sheets/workings.
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Business Partnering & Collaboration with Regional Procurement & assisting for any cost impacts and providing suggestions for contracts negotiations.
Qualifications and Skill Sets:
- Leadership Quality
- Shipping experience preferred.
- Professional, Commerce graduate and having audit knowledge.
- Good analytical and presentation skills
- System Savvy and logical mind
- Pro-active, fast learner and good communication and managerial skills
- Should be able to manage changes.
- Project management expertise
Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines.