Cargo Flow Officer

Cargo Flow Officer

Location:

Honolulu, HI, US

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 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 Marseille where its head office is located.

The Hawaii office offers a unique experience of acting as a sub‑agency for CMA CGM (America) LLC – Norfolk. As a Honolulu Cargo Flow Officer, one will execute a multi‑functional role of customer service, finance, and operations responsibilities. This position serves as the principal CMA CGM contact for all vessel and equipment operations, customers inquiring about either import or export cargo, and expediting all issues by quickly resolving to reduce service failures or loss of business.

This role supports CMA CGM’s Honolulu office overall business strategy and requires associates who are passionate about customers, can adapt to the industry’s constant changing environment, and execute essential functions and day‑to‑day responsibilities.

• Customer Service
  • Responsible for managing all aspects of both import and export shipments including bill of lading release, booking creation/confirmation, performing rate validation (auto‑rating) and/or tariff line‑item (TLI) filing, providing information to customers related to sailing schedule, cut‑off/early return dates, equipment availability, routing, track & trace both containers and chassis, change of destination (COD), container swaps, re‑exports, etc.
  • Address customer inquiries/requests received via email/telephone, utilizing corporate information, local tools, and third‑party data to ensure compliance with government regulations, company policies, and trade directives.
  • Research and resolve import or export issues through root cause analysis and serve as liaison between CCA functional teams/GBS/overseas counterparts and external customers without delay to reduce service failures. For escalated issues, ensure management resolution options for corrective action.
• Finance
  • Liaise with internal departments including origin/destination agents, account receivables, and GBS to assist customers with remittance advice regarding payment posting, duplicate/over/short payments, balances & offsets to ensure their account is current.
  • Review and reconcile supplier/vendor invoice discrepancies.
  • Re‑bill customer for transport related expenses when applicable.
• Operations
  • Produce and issue load/transportation orders, vessel operations related reports (lift projections, HI BIO & wharfage reports, shift reports, etc.), and neighbor island schedules for terminal operators, stevedores, husbandry, customs, drayage, and barge suppliers/vendors.
  • Interface with both internal and external teams for both import and export vessel and equipment operations including serving as customs liaison for scheduling mobile RPM (radiation portal monitoring), monitoring CMA CGM group and partner vessel allocations to maximize slot utilization, arranging connecting carrier agreement (CCA) containers via Pasha Hawaii vessels, maintaining equipment pool levels, organizing the collection/assembly of hazardous declarations to reconcile against dangerous cargo manifests, distributing temperature‑controlled and out‑of‑gauge (OOG) cargo manifests, approving late gate authorizations, resolving terminal/gate receipt/delivery issues, ordering National Cargo Bureau (NCB) surveys…