Group Strategic Advisory Manager

CMA CGM is hiring a Group Strategic Advisory Manager in Marseille, France. Level rates it ; you can apply on CMA CGM.

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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

To support our Group's growth, we are looking for a manager who are organized, agile and committed, able to bring a strategic perspective and deliver tangible impact with the Group's leadership.

As a member of the CMA Conseil team, you will contribute to high-visibility strategic consulting assignments, directly serving the Group's leadership. You will work in small teams on projects ranging from a few weeks to several months, covering all of the Group's business lines and geographies.

Within the PMI (Post-Merger Integration) unit, you will support the Group and the BUs in making external growth operations a success, from the due diligence phase through to post-acquisition integration — structuring integration plans, helping teams deliver the synergies identified, and anticipating risks and contingency plans.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

1. Contribute to due diligence and pre-integration phases

Participate in due diligence on the Group's strategic transactions
Identify key integration issues and risks early on
Challenge the feasibility of integration plans and identified synergies
Contribute to defining the integration strategy and roadmap from the pre-acquisition stage
Prepare the transition between the acquisition and the launch of the PMI program

2. Lead integrations

Take ownership of complex, strategic integration programs
Structure and steer integration plans, workstreams, responsibilities and milestones
Set up governance and steering routines
Coordinate Group, BU, support-function and local teams
Identify key risks and blockers and ensure they are resolved
Prepare and facilitate steering committees with sponsors and executives
Prepare reporting and recommendations for management and the Executive Committee (COMEX)

3. Support the capture and securing of synergies

Challenge the synergy assumptions identified during due diligence
Support the BUs in translating synergies into concrete action plans
Set up mechanisms to track realized gains against the business case
Identify gaps and risks that could jeopardize the delivery of synergies
Define contingency plans and corrective actions together with the BUs
Escalate matters requiring a management decision

4. Structure the Group's PMI methodologies

Develop and evolve the CMA Conseil PMI playbook
Standardize tools, templates, KPIs and governance models
Build on lessons learned from previous integrations
Adapt PMI methodologies to different types of acquisitions and contexts
Contribute to spreading PMI best practices across the Group

5. Support teams and executives

Act as a key point of contact for the executives of acquired companies and BU sponsors
Advise leadership teams on the main integration challenges
Facilitate coordination between Group teams and local teams
Support operational teams in implementing integration plans
Step in on critical matters requiring strategic or operational support

6. Contribute to CMA Conseil's assignments

Develop CMA Conseil's PMI offering with Group sponsors
Contribute to business plans, operating models and transformation plans related to external growth operations
Leverage integration experience to enrich the team's methods and tools
Participate in building PMI capabilities within the team
Contribute to developing the PMI community across the Group

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

7–12 years of experience, including significant experience in Post-Merger Integration
Background in strategy/management consulting, M&A, transformation, or a corporate environment
Significant experience leading complex, international integration programs
Strong command of synergies, operating model, organization and transformation topics
Ability to interact with Executive Committee-level stakeholders and challenge teams
Excellent structuring, steering and problem-solving skills
Natural leadership and the ability to rally teams without hierarchical authority
Fluent English and in French

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !

How we rate this

Group Strategic Advisory Manager at CMA CGM rates 36 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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