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CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers around the world. The company operates in 170+ countries and employs more than 110,000 people across about 1,500 sites, earning a place among the top five global 3PLs. CEVA emphasizes that its people are the key to success, aiming to empower a diverse, worldwide team to create value for customers through contract logistics and across air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. They promise a work environment that supports growth, innovation, and continuous improvement, with a sense that careers here are on the move and aligned with ambition. As part of CMA CGM Group, the team highlights diversity as essential to their business, and they caution that legitimate recruitment communications come via recognized professional networks or an official company email address.

The role on offer is Project Logistics Manager, focused on end-to-end project cargo and breakbulk operations for industrial clients. You’ll be the central coordinator among customers, internal teams, overseas offices, vessels, carriers, suppliers, terminals, and operational partners, driving planning, execution, reporting, risk management, and ongoing improvement to meet schedule, budget, quality, and contractual commitments. The posting notes the position is based in Courbevoie, FR and onsite, and it’s a fit for someone who enjoys coordinating complex, multi-party projects and delivering tangible outcomes for industrial customers.

Steering complex cargo moves from planning to delivery

You’ll lead project logistics from the earliest stages through to final delivery, ensuring plans stay aligned with scope, timelines, budgets, and agreed service levels. As the primary operations touchpoint, you’ll liaise with customers, colleagues in other offices, carriers, and subcontractors, keeping everyone in the loop through scheduled meetings and updates. A core part of the role is constructing project execution plans and schedules, maintaining action trackers and risk registers, and generating performance reports that help steer decisions and keep delivery on track. You’ll oversee pre-shipment activities, cargo readiness, documentation, customs considerations, packing, lifting, securing, and feasibility checks, so everything is set for a smooth handoff to transport teams. You’ll monitor milestones, spot delays or deviations early, and implement corrective actions to protect service levels, while also contributing to tender and pricing work by offering operational concepts and risk assessments. Financial oversight is part of the job, including cost tracking, handling supplier quotations, managing variations, and supporting invoicing. Finally, you’ll coordinate multi-modal project cargo operations that can involve heavy-lift, oversized, out-of-gauge, non-containerized shipments, rail, road, sea, and other specialized transport, which may require engineering work, route surveys, lifting plans, and port coordination, followed by capturing lessons learned to drive ongoing improvements in reliability and customer satisfaction.

Your core toolkit

Must-have qualifications for this role focus on real-world experience and a particular blend of skills. You should have proven experience in project logistics, industrial logistics, freight forwarding, transport engineering, or other complex international supply chains. You’ll need a strong project management mindset: the ability to structure priorities, meet deadlines, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and perform under pressure. You must be able to translate customer requirements into actionable operational solutions and execute them in line with service levels. A good sense for costs, margins, supplier negotiations, and handling additional costs with an eye on profitability is important. Fluency in both English and French is required, with comfort leading meetings, drafting clear reports, and guiding customer-facing discussions. Deep technical knowledge of project cargo and breakbulk operations is expected, including heavy-lift, oversized and out-of-gauge cargo, non-containerized transport, rail, multimodal solutions, lifting and securing constraints, port and terminal operations, customs documentation, and risk assessment. Proficiency in logistics systems, reporting tools, Microsoft Office, and general operational tracking methods is essential. Finally, the team is looking for a structured, proactive, solution-oriented person who can anticipate risks while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.

• Proven track record in project logistics, industrial logistics, freight forwarding, transport engineering, or comparable complex international supply chains
• Ability to structure priorities, manage deadlines, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and stay effective under pressure
• Capacity to interpret customer needs and convert them into concrete operational solutions that meet service levels
• Solid financial awareness, including cost tracking, margin control, supplier negotiations, handling additional costs, and basic profitability monitoring
• Fluent in English and French, capable of running meetings, producing clear reports, and handling customer-facing discussions
• Strong technical knowledge of project cargo and breakbulk, including heavy-lift, oversized, out-of-gauge, and non-containerized transport, plus rail and multimodal solutions
• Understanding of port and terminal operations, customs documentation, and the ability to assess operational risk
• Experience with logistics systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office, plus practical methods for tracking project progress
• Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented with a knack for anticipating risks and driving improvements

Nice-to-haves that could give you a leg up

Experience supporting tender and pricing activities by contributing operational solutions, transport concepts, risk assessments, and execution assumptions could set you apart. Any extra familiarity with advanced reporting or data analysis tools used in project management would also be advantageous.

Practical details you should know

The position is onsite in Courbevoie, FR, and sits within CEVA Air & Ocean France, a part of the broader CEVA Logistics organization that operates within the CMA CGM Group. The company highlights an inclusive, collaborative environment and signals opportunities for international exposure and ongoing professional development. Diversity is framed as a business asset, and the organization stresses the importance of integrity, teamwork, and delivering solid logistical solutions for customers and communities.

Tips to help you stand out

Lead your resume with a summary of your project logistics track record, especially any industrial or breakbulk experiences that align with the role’s scope. You want to show concrete examples of managing end-to-end projects and coordinating multiple partners across borders.

Demonstrate how you translate customer requirements into concrete operational plans and how you ensure execution aligns with service levels. Include specific mentions of planning documents you’ve produced, risk registers you’ve managed, and how you tracked costs and margins throughout a project.

Be prepared to discuss project milestones, the risk assessment process, and how you’ve addressed delays or deviations in past roles. Have a story ready about a time you identified a risk and implemented corrective actions that safeguarded delivery.

If you have a chance to ask a question, consider inquiring about how success is measured for project cargo work and how the team incorporates lessons learned into ongoing operations and future tenders.