Ocean Tender Manager — Pricing & Bid Strategy

FedEx Express México; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

FedEx Trade Networks in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Tender Analyst to manage ocean tender intake, analyze requirements, and coordinate inputs with Product, Pricing, Sales, Operations, and regional teams to ensure timely, accurate submissions.

The role requires strong Excel skills, a solid grasp of ocean freight terminology, and experience with RFQ platforms or logistics systems; European locations may be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience in ocean freight forwarding, tender management, pricing, procurement, or sales support.
• Strong understanding of ocean freight terminology, trade lanes, rate structures, and carrier processes.
• Excellent organization and deadline management skills.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large bid files.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across multiple teams and regions.
• Experience with RFQ platforms, CargoWise, Freightos/WebCargo, or other logistics systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage ocean tender intake, review, and coordination across internal stakeholders.
• Analyze tender requirements, including trade lanes, volumes, equipment types, free time, validity, service requirements, and special conditions.
• Coordinate with Product, Pricing, Sales, Operations, and regional teams to gather required inputs.
• Track tender timelines, milestones, missing information, and submission deadlines.
• Ensure pricing requests are clearly communicated to Product and carrier procurement teams.
• Consolidate pricing, terms, assumptions, and exceptions for final tender submission.
• Support bid strategy by identifying competitive lanes, risk areas, and margin opportunities.
• Maintain tender trackers, bid files, customer templates, and supporting documentation.
• Review final submissions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with customer instructions.
• Support post-award implementation by communicating awarded lanes, pricing validity, SOP requirements, and allocation needs.

Skills

Ocean freight forwarding

Tender management

Pricing

Procurement

Sales support

Excel skills

Cross-team coordination

Tools

CargoWise

Freightos/WebCargo

RFQ platforms

Job description

FedEx Trade Networks in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Tender Analyst to manage ocean tender intake, analyze requirements, and coordinate inputs with Product, Pricing, Sales, Operations, and regional teams to ensure timely, accurate submissions.

The role requires strong Excel skills, a solid grasp of ocean freight terminology, and experience with RFQ platforms or logistics systems; European locations may be considered.