Senior Rate Management Specialist

DHL; Dubai; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

Career development

Competitive salary

Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Senior Rate Management Specialist (RFQ) to own complex rate and costing processes, drive data accuracy, and mentor junior staff. The role collaborates with commercial and operational teams to align rate loading with customer needs.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 2+ years in ocean freight, pricing or rating; strong English and local language skills required for global coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent commercial experience/qualification.
• More than 2 years in Ocean Freight operations, pricing, or rating.
• Fluent in English and local language.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex contracts and country tariffs across systems.
• Ensure accuracy of rates and costs, currencies, and exchange rates.
• Lead system-driven rating and costing improvements and integration with platforms.

Skills

Ocean Freight operations

Pricing

Rating

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CW1

RMS

Cargosphere

Job description

Would you like to be part of the most international company in the world? A company operating in more than 220 countries worldwide and has been pioneering cross-border express shipping since 1969. Would you like to be part of a business that connects people across the globe and want to make a difference? Then waste no time and join our amazing team at DHL Group. DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) is the Group's air, ocean, and road freight specialist. We offer standardized transport as well as highly specialized end-to-end solutions to customers in a wide range of industries globally.

Who moves mountains even across oceans? You do.

DHL Global Forwarding has an opening for Senior Rate Management Specialist (RFQ) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a Rate Management Senior Specialist, you will take ownership of complex rate and costing processes across systems and regions. You will lead initiatives to improve data accuracy, automation, and digitalization, and act as a subject matter expert for internal stakeholders. Your role includes mentoring junior team members and driving improvements in contract and tariff governance.

Join us in connecting people and improving lives!

In this Senior Rate Management Specialist (RFQ) position

• Contract & Tariff Management: Manage complex customer contracts and country tariffs, including governance and updates in systems (e.g. CW1, RMS)
• System Accuracy: Ensure high-level accuracy and consistency of rates and costs, including validation of currencies and exchange rates
• Auto-Rating & Auto-Costing: Lead improvements in system-driven rating and costing processes, including integration with QuoteShop and other platforms
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a key liaison with commercial and operational teams to ensure strategic alignment of rate loading with customer needs
• Charge Code Expertise: Maintain deep expertise in Ocean Freight charge codes, calculators, USRs, and side charges; advise on complex scenarios
• Service Standards Support: Support non-standard operational rates and cost impacts in line with DGF Service Standards
• Global Account Coordination: Coordinate with global account teams to assess and improve local impacts of Global Customer accounts
• Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives to enhance automation, digitalization, and process optimization
• Issue Resolution: Resolve complex system errors and lead root cause analysis across rate-relevant systems (e.g. CW1, RMS, Cargosphere)

Stakeholders

• Ocean Freight Operations
• Commercial & Sales Teams
• Global and Regional Rates & Billing Teams
• IT & System Support Teams

Management Responsibility

• Individual contributor without direct responsibility for leading others

Now, here is what we need from you!

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent commercial experience/qualification

Experience: more than 2 years in Ocean Freight operations, pricing, or rating

Language: Fluent in English and respective local language

We offer:

• Opportunities in a global company where you can contribute your ideas and skills to move towards our shared goals.
• Possible further career development
• Competitive salary

Why join DHL Global Forwarding?

We are part of DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics provider with operations in over 220 countries. Visit our career site on the web at https://www.logistics.dhl/us-en/home/careers.html

Our TOP EMPLOYER prestigious certification attests to our best-in-class efforts to attract and retain talent by fostering a positive work environment and encouraging personal and professional development among employees. The development of talented women in our organization is an ongoing key focus area.

We aspire to become the undisputed leader in our industry, when people think of forwarding; we want them to think DGF because we have:

• The largest global network with more than 30,000 passionate employees
• The most efficient processes and fastest response times
• The best solutions and best customer service

Our Vision: The Logistics Company for the World.

Our Mission: Excellence. Simply Delivered.
Our Purpose: Connecting People, improving lives.
Our Values: Respect & Results
Our Goals: Employer, Provider, and Investment of Choice, Living Responsibility

DHL Global Forwarding is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.