Overview
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Join our “Sales Support Team” at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) GSC – Global Service Centre. Job Location: Bogota.
As an Airfreight or Ocean Freight Pricing Expert you will support the execution of an improved global tender process for airfreight or ocean freight product. The AFR / OFR pricing expert manages the technical translation of customer formats, including collection of the rates from the country teams, and translating bid strategy, customer requirements and network fit.
Key Responsibilities
- Bid Management: Support the Gatekeeper from pre-bid to post bid on nominated AFR / OFR opportunities; manage incoming RFQ’s and work with stakeholders to prepare, finalize and deliver a timely and winning tender response; engage with country teams and regional pricing teams to ensure bid responses are checked and validated for accuracy, adherence to customer requirements; translation and execution of CPT-IPT-CPT; evaluate country pricing to bid and benchmark against comparative bid data to optimize pricing; develop and maintain strong contacts with internal customers (Commercial Owner, Industry Sector Sales, Account- and Product-Management); keep up to date with products and market information; follow up on submitted bids with Bid Managers to document outcomes and lessons learned; understand customer requirements (air and ocean transportation, sector knowledge, IT solutions); support and document online sourcing activities with countries; support development of technical narratives related to Airfreight / Ocean Freight Solutions.
- Sanity Check & Review: Check internal consistency with guidance, challenge pricing as necessary, support re-rounds and final offers; validation with regional/countries as needed; analysis to support walk-away decisions; support decision makers with final rounds; shorten turn-around times and improve quality; collaborate with Regional AFR / OFR teams to enable competitive pricing solutions; perform other duties as required by Regional AFR / OFR Product.
- Stakeholder: External – guidance of account owners to provide data and BI as basis for pricing instructions; proactive bid preparation prior to bid launch; guidance of Commercial Owners on AFR RFQ or OFR RFQ approach.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge of Airfreight / Ocean Freight forwarding business and understanding of supply chain logistics
- Operations experience in a complex global environment
- Very strong people and communication skills
- Effective time management with problem solving and decision making skills
- Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
- Minimum 3 years air / ocean operations experience
- Very advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel
- Advanced Project Management Skills
- Very good English skills, both written and spoken
- Degree in Business Administration or related subject
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- Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage