Executive/ Senior Trade Executive (East/South Africa) - 6 months contractual

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.

Role Overview

Drive commercial performance on Mozambique and South Africa products . Coordinating pricing strategies, managing allocations, and ensuring consistent application of Head Office guidelines across all trade activities.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing Coordination

• Support Head Office (HO) pricing teams in defining competitive rate levels for MOZ & SAF markets.
• Monitor market trends and competitors’ activities to assist in pricing recommendations.
• Ensure timely preparation and updates of tariffs, spot rates, and surcharges according to trade strategy.
• Maintain consistency in surcharge application across all corridors.

Allocation Management

• Assist in weekly tracking of slot allocations on key services (e.g., SHAKA, MOZEX) for MOZ & SAF ports.
• Monitor booking vs. allocation ratios and highlight potential capacity risks early.
• Coordinate with cargo flow teams to help optimize space utilization and reduce rollings.
• Support escalation of capacity constraints and contribute to reallocation solutions.

Commercial Support & Coordination

• Support sales teams with pricing inputs for tenders, RFQs, and key account queries.
• Provide basic market intelligence and trade insights to enhance commercial proposals.
• Coordinate with operations on service reliability matters impacting customer satisfaction.
• Maintain updated knowledge of port conditions, transit times, service routings, and market developments for MOZ & SAF.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, International Trade or equivalent
• 3–5 years in container shipping (commercial, trade or cargo flow)
• Understanding of pricing mechanisms and slot allocation processes
• Experience interfacing with Head Office trade / line management teams
• Proficient in Excel and operational shipping tools (CRM, booking systems)

**This role is open for local employment only

**Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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