Global Alliance and Partnership Specialist

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:
To contribute to the contractual and financial oversight of liner partnerships established between ocean vessel carriers, acting as the first line of defence to safeguard the group's commercial and financial interests. This role supports the administration and enforcement of partnership agreements, conducts strategic analyses, and ensures operational and contractual consistency.

Key Responsibilities:

Partnership Agreement Administration & Governance

• Support the Alliance & Partnership Manager in administering partnership agreements, ensuring proper implementation and anticipating potential financial and operational impacts.
• Participate in negotiations with partners and contribute to the drafting, review, and formalization of contractual agreements.
• Act as coordinator for all partnerships within scope, providing guidance and support to junior team members.
• Advise internal departments on contract interpretation and implementation, disseminating key information and coordinating with support functions.

Allocation Monitoring & Performance Reporting

• Monitor and control allocations, including overloading and space imbalance, preparing regular performance reports.
• Produce statistical analyses and reports related to contracts, interpreting data to support decision-making.
• Develop management tools to support activity monitoring and decision-making.
• Conduct ongoing contractual monitoring, ensuring consistency between contractual commitments and operational execution.

Financial Oversight & Claims Management

• Track the financial status of contracts, including invoicing, disputes, collections, partners' disbursements, and cash flow forecasts.
• Act as first line of defense in schedule disruptions (e.g., port omissions), contributing to the apportionment of responsibilities.
• Prepare and follow up on claims and compensation with partners.
• Ensure accurate and timely follow-up on the scope of responsibility.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Control, or a related field, or graduation from a Business School.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in the shipping industry.
• Comfortable with digital IT tools and MS Office, particularly advanced Excel functions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, rigor, and reliability.
• Collaborative mindset with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work closely with multiple internal stakeholders, external agents, and other shipping lines.
• Ability to influence across the organization.
• Proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented.

Why Join CMA CGM ?
Be part of a global leader in shipping and logistics with ambitious growth plans. 
Work in a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and regional exposure.

**This role is opened for local employment only.

**Salary package (local) & job title shall commensurate with experience.
**Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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(i)    To process the application for the role being applied for; 
(ii)    To process the application for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you; 
(iii)    To conduct necessary reference checks; and 
(iv)    Any other purpose related to one or more of the above.

You further consent to the CMA CGM Group retaining such personal information for a period of two years following your submission thereof, so that we may consider you for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you in the event that you are not selected for this role.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:  Please note that CMA CGM Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, CMA CGM Group will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, CMA CGM Group explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of CMA CGM Group.

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