Cost Control Manager Region Europe

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.

ROLE

As the Cost Control Manager, you will lead the Europe Regional Office cost and revenue control agenda and serve as a strategic finance business partner to regional leadership, agencies, Operations, GBS, and Head Office. You will protect margins, improve cost and revenue accuracy, and enable better business decisions through performance management, operational insight, and transformation initiatives.

You will turn financial analysis into clear, actionable recommendations; challenge cost performance; and support commercial and operational improvement initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical rigor, and the ability to drive collaboration and execution across Regional Office, agencies, GBS, and Head Office.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GO?

• Lead and develop regional cost efficiency, building a high-performing and business-oriented function.
• Partner with Regional Management, agencies, Cost Control center, GBS, and Head Office to strengthen cost control, operational discipline, and margin performance.
• Define regional cost-control priorities, risks, and alignment with business targets.
• Monitor cost performance across regional sites, agencies, and GBS; provide insights, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure accuracy of operational tariffs, databases, dashboards, carrier OPEX, local revenue, and related performance reporting.
• Identify cost deviations, risks, and opportunities; lead corrective actions and mitigation plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Drive margin-improvement through benchmark exercises and cost recovery practices.
• Provide senior management with clear analysis and recommendations to support fact-based decisions.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• 5–8 years' experience in the shipping industry, including at least 3 years in Operations and/or Finance.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence Finance, Operations, agencies, GBS, and Head Office stakeholders.
• Strong analytical ability to interpret complex data, identify key business drivers, and provide clear recommendations.
• Proven problem-solving and execution skills, with the ability to drive solutions through to completion.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize work, manage performance, and deliver accurate, high-quality results on
• Adaptable, dependable, and able to manage changing priorities or unexpected issues.
• Strong planning, organization, professional judgment, integrity, and ethics
• Demonstrated leadership experience in motivating and developing diverse regional teams.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !