Tender Specialist
Title: Specialist OFR (Freight Forwarding)
Job Title: Regional RFQ Specialist
Location: GSC - Bogotá
We have an exciting opportunity for Regional Specialist, Ocean/Air Freight to oversee pricing activities within our Regional Ocean/AIR Commercial Center (ROCC) team. ROCC team specializes in responding to our customers’ complex Request for Quotations (RFQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP) managed through our Bid Management Team (BMT).
This position will interface with Regional & Global product teams and all Sales channels within the Americas Region. This role is responsible for ensuring the projects led by them are completed accurately, on time and with a best in class solution. The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively with their global counterparts & all stakeholders, look for ways to improve the overall team hit rate and drive product competency development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Bid Screening and T&C approvals
- Rates collection in interface with countries in the Americas and other regional teams
- Sanity Checks for accuracy, compliance and adequacy of rates received from counterparts
- The coordination of the country specific rate collection, consolidation of replies, technical narratives and front end / back end Internal Pricing Template/Customer Pricing Template conversion
- Support the Gatekeeper from pre-bid to post bid on nominated OFR/AFR opportunities
- Ability to work in a complex matrix structure with various stakeholders, business units, functions and products to achieve business objectives, while delivering a winning solution to our customers
- Engagement with product, commercial, customers and management at all levels globally
- Recommend optimal solutions to improve service processes, needs and objectives of our customers
- Ability to understand and present DGF products and services, focusing on the value proposition DGF has to offer (when required)
- Ensure continuous improvement by implementing First Choice, Station Improvements and adherence to quality policies
- Produce weekly, monthly reports and other ad-hoc reports as maybe required by management.
Skills / Requirements:
- 3 - 5 years logistics industry experience preferred
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- In-depth knowledge of Ocean/Air Freight forwarding business and understanding of supply chain logistics
- Proficient understanding of Ocean/Air Freight product offering
- Strong project management skills paired with proactive behavior to stay on top of multiple deadlines for multiple bids in parallel
- Good communication skills to properly engage with various country OCCs
- Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
- Mature judgment and decision-making skills and abilities
- Advanced knowledge of Excel
- Must be able to adapt quickly to ongoing demands (RFQ volume, customer expectations, etc.)
- High sense of urgency; able to work and stay focused under pressure
- Must have the ability to prioritize
Relevant information:
- Salary: TBD
- Type of Contract: Indefinite - Directly with DHL Colombia.
- Medical Health Insurance
- Performance annual bonus
- Food Allowance: $95.564
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