Road Freight Pricing & Commercial Lead - UAE

Deutsche Post

Dubai

On-site

AED 360,000 - 540,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding in Dubai seeks a Road Freight Commercial Manager to lead pricing, strategy and profitability for UAE road freight, with Gulf region exposure. You will drive RFQ effectiveness, pricing automation, and cross-border solutions in collaboration with Sales, Operations and Procurement.

The role demands strong commercial acumen, 10+ years of experience in freight pricing, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation or related discipline.
  • Significant commercial/pricing experience within freight forwarding or logistics.
  • Strong UAE/GCC road freight knowledge including FTL, LTL & cross-border.
  • Experience with RFQs, tenders, costing, and commercial negotiations.
  • Experience implementing automated costing/pricing tools.
  • Excellent English communication and presentation skills.
  • Team-management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead UAE Road Freight Commercial Center and pricing team.
  • Develop commercial strategy and pricing for UAE.
  • Manage RFQs, tenders, and pricing tools.
  • Coordinate with operations, procurement, and IT for costing automation.
  • Drive profitability, hit ratios, and customer solutions.
  • Develop cross-border and multi-country opportunities.
  • Monitor market and vendor performance.

Skills

Commercial negotiation
Contract management
Vendor negotiation
Vendor performance management
Spend analysis
MS Office & reporting
Business development
Pricing tools & costing
Analytical skills
Cross-country collaboration
English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation or related discipline

Tools

Automated costing tools
RFQ tooling

Job description

DHL Global Forwarding in Dubai seeks a Road Freight Commercial Manager to lead pricing, strategy and profitability for UAE road freight, with Gulf region exposure. You will drive RFQ effectiveness, pricing automation, and cross-border solutions in collaboration with Sales, Operations and Procurement.

The role demands strong commercial acumen, 10+ years of experience in freight pricing, and excellent English communication.

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