Director, Cost Control at CMA CGM in NORFOLK, Virginia

Job Description:

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.


POSITION SUMMARY


Business and data manager expert in operational expenditures and local revenue tasked to lead OPEX monitoring, drive optimization projects within the cost saving and revenue increase AGILITY program, provide visibility and support decision making of top management within the scope.
The Director Cost Control and local revenue Efficiency leverage his/her business and data management expertise to lead cross functional projects, presents suggestions, develops studies and proposes initiatives aligned with the group's cost saving and local revenue increase objectives. Position leads and take part in workshops across departmental lines to source, create and sustain a project pipeline and support implementation of optimization projects. This leader should be self-motivated, creative, data driven out-of-the-box thinker and innovative.



Essential Functions and Duties

Coordinate team tasks to deliver analysis and report of OPEX and Local Revenue. Daily 20%

Develop studies on historical and forecasted data of OPEX and Local Revenue. Lead creation of data models to quantify financial impact of operational and procurement changes. Utilize data management tools to improve efficiency and accuracy of studies Daily 10%

Lead cross functional workshops to source OPEX and local revenue optimization initiatives with other user areas: commercial, operations, equipment, etc. Quarterly 10%

Propose improvements of the OPEX and Local Revenue Review report, enhancing and developing analytics and data visualization tools and suggesting alternative sources of information. Weekly 10%

Present insights and recommendations to top management based on in depth operational and financial analysis Daily 20%

Oversee and validate results of OPEX savings and revenue increase initiatives reported in GAIN Monthly 15%

Develop and mentor a high performing team engaged in a permanent improvement and innovation culture. Daily 10%

MISCELLANEOUS RELATED DUTIES or PROJECTS AS ASSIGNED 5%

TOTAL 100%


Knowledge, Skills/ Abilities

Knowlege

• MBA or master's degree in logistics, supply chain, industrial Engineering or similar field
• Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university required
• Experience or projects related to shipping, logistics or supply chain
• Training or working knowledge in design thinking, collaborative leadership, business innovation.
• Working knowledge of business analytics, change management, leading cross functional projects
• Training or working knowledge in Lean Six Sigma or another optimization methodology preferred
• Advanced skill with Qlik Sense, Power BI or another similar business analytics software
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Office products and data visualization


Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing with strong presentation skills
• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills
• Proven ability to work independently and in team environment
• Accepts responsibility and accountability with focus on results
• Ability to monitor and manage priorities and work on multiple tasks concurently


Education and Experience

Required Bachelors Degree

Required Masters Degree


General Experience 8-10 Years

Industry Experience 4-6 Years


• Experience leading or driving optimization projects, preferred in transportation or logistics
• Experience in change management and in applying ideation or design thinking to innovate internal processes in corporate environment
• Experience using analytics for optimization, insights and forecasting, and data visualization tools for top management reporting.
• Experience in international business preferred


Come along on CMA CGM's adventure! CMA CGM (America) LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classification.



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