Global Alliance and Partnership Specialist

American President Lines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional growth opportunities

Regional exposure

Job summary

CMA CGM Group in Singapore is seeking a Global Alliance and Partnership Specialist to safeguard the group's commercial and financial interests in liner partnerships.

You will administer partnership agreements, monitor allocations, and produce analyses to support decision-making, coordinating with internal stakeholders and partners across global networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business control, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the shipping industry.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially advanced Excel.
• Strong interpersonal, rigor, and reliability.
• Collaborative with strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence across the organization.
• Proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Support the Alliance & Partnership Manager in administering partnership agreements.
• Participate in negotiations and drafting of contractual agreements.
• Coordinate with internal teams and guide junior staff.
• Advise on contract interpretation and disseminate information.
• Monitor allocations, prepare performance reports and data analyses.
• Track financial status of contracts, invoicing and cash flow forecasts.
• Handle claims, compensation with partners, and schedule disruptions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Rigour

Reliability

Collaborative mindset

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Detail-oriented

Influence across organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Control, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Excel

Job description

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ID: 588804

Location: Singapore, SG

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.
• 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.