Port Operations Senior Manager

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.

Responsible for:

• Manage, review performance and drive team to exceed goals/targets of his teams:
  • Ops teams (Sr. OPS Director team covering 36 countries and ECSA team covering 4 countries)
  • ILS team
• Develop ops strategy for the Region to achieve group objectives:
  • continuously monitor and take actions to reduce OPEX per TEU
  • build contingency plans together with Lines, Fleet and Security
  • Benchmarking competition Ops strategy
• Review, adjust and follow up agencies’ organizational structure and performance related to operations and ILS (assess staff quality, impart training needs etc.)
• Manage close cooperation with all Functional Depts (Procurement, Trade, Sales, Security) teams in identifying potential opportunities and negotiation channels.
• Manage key external stakeholders (Ports, Terminals, Authorities, ACP) in the region and make periodical visits to the Ports / Terminals / Vessels
• Involvement in all potential investment opportunities
• Coordinate crisis management within the area of responsibility.

 Skills, knowledge and abilities required

• Bilingual/English Spanish
• Strategic vision
• Network/Agency understanding
• Understanding/focus of OPEX
• Extensive experience in Ports/Terminals Management
• Minimum 15-20 years of Maritime Industry Experience

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !