Logistics à Émirats arabes unis

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.

The Cost controller oversees all tasks related to the review and optimization of the cost and revenue taking place in our Dubai Regional Office scope. In this mission, the scope of responsibility requires the Controller to have a strong sense of organization, planning and flexibility. All work is to be performed in constant collaboration with regional departments and management, as well as agencies within the scope and Head Office.

• Monitor the regional OPEX performances through forecasts and actuals
• Find initiatives optimizing extra cost and generating revenues in collaboration with regional departments (Operations, Logistics, Intermodal, Trade, Commercial) and the agency network
• Assess and follow the financial impacts
• Participate in the development of new operational setup with lines, feeders, terminals, inland providers to improve our Group margin
• Build in collaboration with management as well as internal and external partners the digitalization of the department
• Work transversally within the Finance department and with HO Transformation teams to improve the efficiency of our activity
• Follow up on a monthly basis, and in collaboration with each agency, the achievements of the cost & revenue initiatives
• Ensure that achievements are in line with yearly targets communicated by all HO/RO departments
• Animate cost reviews and workshops with GM/CFOs/Cost Control managers of all agencies
• Perform cost control missions in the network

• Analytical skills: Ability to gather, analyze and diverse information skillfully.
• Problem Solving: Ability to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables to provide efficient solutions for all problems faced.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to show team spirit in work and to exhibit sound and accurate judgment if needed.
• Managing Performance: Ability to organize and prioritize work activities, develop realistic action plans and statements and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Dependability & Adaptability: Ability to complete tasks on time or notify appropriate person with an alternate plan, to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Communication: Ability to speak clearly and write proper understandable English, in positive or negative situation and to write documents and reports to communicate it to departments/management.
• Planning and Organizing: Ability to plan and organize the work to reach objectives in a timely manner.
• Professionalism: Ability to work with integrity and ethically and cooperate with superiors and subordinates.
• Personality: Patient, curious, rigorous, eager to learn, and to perform.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, and/or Accounting. At least 3 to 5 years’ experience in shipping industry, audit or financial control.
• Experience in Project Management
• Self‑driven and independent
• Detailed oriented and good with numbers
• Multi‑task oriented

Good knowledge of written and spoken English; Arabic and/or French is a plus.

Strong grasp of Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure!