Purchaser

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 170,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

CMA Ships, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, covers all facets of the maritime business: from the fleet management of the vessels to that of the crew members.
CMA Ships is also a team of experts responsible for implementing innovative solutions and making CMA CGM vessels more energy efficient.
Find out more about CMA Ships.

YOUR ROLE

Within CMA Ships entity in charge of shipmanagement for CMA CGM Group, hierarchically attached to Senior Procurement Management, you coordinate purchasing of complex international projects for maintenance and retrofits. The Project Purchaser is responsible for SQCD results on his perimeter of responsibilities.
Liaising with business teams within CMA Ships, the Project Purchaser purchases raw materials, transformed products as service provision for a budget between 50 to 100 MUSD.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Project conceptualisation:

• Take part in the upstream phase of projects in collaboration with the teams concerned, especially R&D.
• Understand initial project objectives (budget, costs, quality, deadlines, quantities, SLA…) and their links with overall strategy of the company.
• Put in place a detailed planning with project team.
• Exchange with each project team member and identify business expertise.
• Analyse overall company’s resources which can support the good progress of the project.
• Perform market monitoring.
• Lead accurate comparisons of suppliers, then select them respecting the Group's Procurement rules and CMA Ships procedures.

Negotiation & contractualisation:

• Negotiate contractualisation conditions with suppliers and/or service providers.
• Write or have contracts written by Legal department specifying qualitative and quantitative objectives to be achieved by suppliers.

Project and suppliers follow up:

• Ensure contractual elements are respected, take action in case of supplier’s litigation and/or non-respect of conditions of intervention.
• Monitor Procurement budget and secure project margin.
• Ensure information escalation to Procurement Director and different business Director of the company, through consolidation of memo and notes.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Graduated from a Master's Degree in Procurement.
• At least 8 years' experience in a similar role.
• Strong competencies in Procurement and Project Management, capacity to lead international negotiations.
• Ability to present complex subjects to management.
• Fluent English, French is really appreciated.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure!