CDD - Chartering Negotiations Assistant

CMA CGM; Marseilles-lès-Aubigny; Sur place; EUR 35 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global shipping and logistics leader is seeking a new team member for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Marseille within the chartering department. The successful candidate will assist with contract negotiation, market monitoring, and coordination among teams. A Master’s degree in Law, Economics, or Business is required, along with strong English proficiency and a keen interest in international trade. This opportunity promises a dynamic work environment and the ability to contribute to important projects.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant fields or experience in maritime transport.
• Strong interest in international trade with a diverse range of counterparts.
• Composed under pressure, with rigor, initiative, and tenacity.

Responsabilités

• Assist chartering negotiators in defining contractual terms.
• Conduct active market monitoring on chartering activities.
• Ensure smooth information flow and update internal databases.

Connaissances

Excellent command of English

Persuasiveness

Adaptability

Proactivity

Formation

Master’s degree in Law, Economics or Business

Description du poste

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 ROLE

The job is a 6 months fixed-term contract in Marseille

The CMA CGM Group operates a fleet of more than 300 chartered vessels with international shipowners.
You will assist the chartering department in the negotiation, contractual, operational, and financial monitoring of vessel chartering contracts.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

Within the chartering department, made up of around thirty staff members divided into three teams (Finance, Operations, Negotiations), you will:

• assist chartering negotiators in defining and formalizing contractual terms,
• conduct active market monitoring on chartering activities,
• help ensure smooth information flow between teams by updating internal databases and ensuring the proper interpretation of negotiated terms.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• You hold a Master’s degree in Law, Economics or Business, or have experience in the maritime transport sector.
• You are strongly interested in international trade and able to adapt to a wide variety of counterparts.
• You have an excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
• You are persuasive, proactive and comfortable putting forward ideas.
• You remain composed under pressure and demonstrate a high level of rigor, initiative and tenacity.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !