Strategic Bid Manager - Aid & Relief

DHL Global Forwarding; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding in Dubai seeks a Pricing Specialist for Aid & Relief to coordinate end-to-end bid submissions and proposals. The role involves working with commercial, operations, finance and regional teams to ensure timely, compliant submissions.

You will negotiate rates, manage bid timelines and prepare compelling documents to win opportunities in air, ocean, and multimodal freight forwarding, leveraging MS 365 tools and strong English writing skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain, International Relations or related field.
• Experience coordinating multi-country or multi-stakeholder tender submissions.
• 3-5 years' experience in bid coordination, tender management, proposal support or commercial administration.
• Good understanding of freight forwarding products including air, ocean, road and multimodal transport.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams and SharePoint, with document version control.
• Strong written English; additional languages would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit bids, tenders and proposals for the Aid & Relief business.
• Coordinate end-to-end bid submissions across commercial, operational and regional stakeholders.
• Manage bid plans, timelines, action trackers, document versions and submission deadlines.
• Respond timely to quotation requests with competitive pricing and required solutions.
• Negotiate better rates based on volumes with DHL stations, suppliers.
• Collect and consolidate inputs from commercial, operations, finance, legal, procurement and country teams.
• Prepare and format proposal documents, presentations, capability statements and supporting materials.
• Check submissions against customer requirements, internal policies and approval processes.
• Maintain bid templates, content libraries, tender records and opportunity pipelines.
• Monitor relevant tender portals and identify opportunities.

Skills

Bid coordination

Tender management

Proposal support

Commercial administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain, International Relations or a related field

Tools

MS 365

Teams

SharePoint

Version control

Job description

DHL Global Forwarding in Dubai seeks a Pricing Specialist for Aid & Relief to coordinate end-to-end bid submissions and proposals. The role involves working with commercial, operations, finance and regional teams to ensure timely, compliant submissions.

You will negotiate rates, manage bid timelines and prepare compelling documents to win opportunities in air, ocean, and multimodal freight forwarding, leveraging MS 365 tools and strong English writing skills.