Cargo Flow Officer

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**:
As the Cargo Flow Officer, you will report to the Cargo Flow Manager and will work towards achieving the objective of ensuring that container’s demand and commitments are met in an efficient manner and to maximize overall network yield. You will work closely with the Trade teams and provide prompt and accurate forecasts as well as to furnish timely cost and operational information.

To perform well in this role, you will need to be an independent individual who is a self-starter with good analytical and communication skills. Join CMA CGM today and open doors to endless opportunities

**Main Responsibilities**:
Operationalize the medium term space allocation (Teu, Deadweight and Sub-Equipment Size Types) from Trades

Enforce discipline in Trades and Front Line Offices to adhere to allocation guidelines and provide prompt and accurate forecasts.

Determine load factor in order to plan downline allocation or backloading space through reviewing and managing of forecasts, bookings, shipments in the pipe and un-forecasted projects

Manage and execute COD requests.

Operationalize the Equipment Repositioning Plan, taking into consideration of prevailing changes in repositioning needs

Manage Trade-off between Laden and Empty Container match back according to the Equipment Repositioning Plan

Daily coordination with Trades, Local Agency & Operations counterparts to ensure that allocated network space resources are utilized as planned

Closely monitor daily network patterns and feedback to Trade opportunities or weaknesses to support the improvement of network design parameters (e.g. loadable capacities based on prevailing cargo profile, VSP move counts, port rotation sequence changes to resolve back-loading space issues).

In the event of network exceptions (eg. roll pool, port omission, void, misconnections, etc), explore options and develop cost and benefit evaluation for cargo recovery.

Liaise and coordinate with Vessel Planners on stowage and owners’ merit, ensuring good distribution of cargo volumes / weight / equipment size types.

Design systematic tracking tools and establish reports to provide visibility on critical choke points and performance, and take corrective measures where necessary.

**Minimum Requirements**:
Bachelor’s Degree from recognized institutions, preferably in shipping or logistics and/or with at least 1 year of working experience in transportation or logistics industry would be preferred

Good knowledge of the maritime industry

Experience in network operations and revenue/yield management would be advantageous

Proficient in MS Excel (Vlookup / Pivot Table) would be highly preferred

Good communication and analytical skills

**This role is open for local employment only

We will only consider applicants who have received, or are willing to receive by the date of recruitment, the full regimen of a WHO EUL vaccine (examples include Pfizer-BioNTech/COMIRNATY, Moderna, Sinovac-CoronaVac, and AstraZeneca). Proof of vaccination will be required.

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

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