Area Logistics Manager

at  CMACGM

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.

RESPONSABILITIES :

The scope of activity will include, but not limited to following:
Ensure equipment availability at needed levels in depot and terminal by analyzing the equipment’s forecast to ensure 100% export requirement has been met with a constant concern of optimization of the container fleet.
Responsibility to reduce the empty idle time by throughout coordination with Agency Logistics and Ops departments / depot / terminal to keep standard inventory and to minimize terminal and depot empty storage
Monitor and propose for the vessel back loading including targeted idle, Projected volume and damaged units
Forecasting of container supply and demand requirements with in min cost to the line
Regular Interaction with HQ / RO Operation / RO Cargo flow managers to maximize MTY load/discharge on each vessel
Manage local logistics costs Optimization / Imbalance optimization
Creates and develop cost saving initiatives and analyzes cost trends.
Monitor and report the Agility actions
Ensure to use all available system tools with in CMA CGM Group
Inland empty repositioning monitor, analyses and approval
SIPA approval for third party loading vsls & Inland Empty trucking
To formulate business requirements and enhance procedures/system features and co-ordinate within the region.
Set and implement strategic policy aims at maintaining and enhancing the performance in the whole equipment flow. Not only from the perspective in the logistics point of view, but also should be capable to stand on behalf of the whole commercial benefits
Monitor the compliance of the required logistics procedures and system updating
Equipment Evacuation planning as per HQ guidelines
Provide recommendations to management for service enhancement by setting up evaluation parameters
Spot Empty rate reduction from 3PF
Reviewing all local expenditure related to Logistics costs and tariffs in order to bring about cost reduction
Establishes and monitors container equipment dwell-times to cover all stock status codes on-land
To communicate within the region and make certain the regional requirements are in line with the company’s strategy;
Forces’ on strategic projects on empty evacuation plaining for cost saving and actions on repositioning or storage cost reduction.
Provide immediate problem solution for Agencies and HQ by identifying the solution with very cost-effective way
Ensure proper L logistics reporting and KPI’s compliances from Local agency offices
Ensures that local agencies are properly and timely reporting the Logistics expenses under form 9
Provides Weekly / monthly Equipment and Cost reports, data and key highlights to HO & RO Manager
Performance analyze monthly / quarter wise and yearly for each agency

REQUIREMENTS:

You have a postgraduate degree (4/ 5 years) in International Trade, Logistics or Transport; you speak English fluently and have good command of Office tools
You have at least 5-7 years experience in Logistics, operational- or flow management.
Working in close relationship with all stakeholders in the transport and container storage chain, your interpersonal and communication skills and your team spirit will help you in the performance of your mission.
Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure

Please refer the Job description for details