Trade Manager

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity available for aTrade Managertojoin our Liverpooloffice. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis.In return, you will receive a competitive salary and benefits.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 AIRCARGO, 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.Your responsibilities as our Trade Managerwill include:

• Responsible for managing all trade activities within a specific Trade.
• Coordinating between Head Office/Regional Office Lines and Commercial teams on all Maritime Services relating to assigned Trade(s).
• Prioritizingand proactively sharingLines’ instructions to relevant Commercial stakeholders.
• Proactively communicatingand reporting to relevant stakeholders, any issues and relevant information, e.g. relating to Routing, Pricing etc.
• Building & analysingvessel profiles
• Producingcommercial forecasts
• Ensuringall relevant commercial stakeholders are provided with the most up to date freight tariffs/rate sheets/surcharges, and update as required where amendments to these are issued by Head Office.
• Ensuring any significant changes affecting service delivery within your designated Trade (e.g. ocean rates, haulage, transit times, service changes) are highlighted to relevant stakeholders

To become our Trade Manager, you’ll need:

• Demonstrable experience in a Trade and/or Sales-orientated capacity, ideally within the Container Shipping and/or broader Logistics industry;
• Excellent communication skills, with demonstrable experience of building and managing effective stakeholder relationships at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to work with all types of data and commercial information, regularly presenting information to key stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• A resilient approach, able to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility in your approach, able to respond positively and proactively to differing stakeholder requirements.
• A natural problem solver, with the ability to identify root-cause of issues and see through to a successful resolution.
• Competent Microsoft Office Skills – e.g., Excel, Teams, PowerPoint.

In return, we will offer our Trade Manager:

• 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays) increasing with length of service plus additional day over Christmas period and the opportunity to buy/sell annual leave
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced pension scheme up to 15% total contribution
• Life assurance x4
• Commitment to promoting awareness and understanding of Mental Health through our Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter
• Health plan including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Local and global development opportunities across 160 countries within the CMA CGM Group, including opportunities at our iconic Head Office tower in Marseille
• Hybrid Working
• Cycle to work scheme/ Season ticket loans
• Enhanced policies including Maternity & Paternity
• Employee recognition awards
• Considerable scope for personal and professional growth through the CMA CGM Academy

Are you bold, imaginative, ready to take the initiative with integrity, and feel you are the right candidate for theTrade Managerrole, please click ‘apply’ now! We would love to hear from you!