Ocean Contract Management Specialist

APM Terminals; Manila; On-site; PHP 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Pasig City, Philippines seeks a Tender Specialist to manage RFQ interpretation and bid formatting. You will translate RFQs into Maersk-aligned formats using AFLS, SFDC, and Athena, coordinating with Pricing, Product, and Sales to validate feasibility and rates.

You will ensure data quality, deliver complete tender outputs within targets, and assist the transition to Contract Management after award. Morning shift availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; 1 year+ tender/contract management experience.
• Strong communicator with Sales Team and Customer Success Partners.
• Experience in shipping, logistics, forwarding, or supply chain operations.
• Proficient in MS Office; good English communication.
• Familiar with AFLS, Maersk Online Systems and Athena is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Tender handling: review RFQs, scope, complexity, and missing information.
• Translate RFQs into Maersk-aligned bid formats using AFLS, CoPo/Athena, SFDC, etc.
• Coordinate with Pricing, Product, and Sales for feasibility and rate accuracy.
• Pricing & Data Quality: ensure correct application of product logic and data accuracy.
• Submission & Handover: deliver complete tender outputs within agreed TAT; support handover to Contract Management.
• Reporting & Improvement: track tender performance and share insights on system gaps.

Skills

Tender handling

Communication with Sales

MS Office Proficient

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

AFLS

Maersk Online Systems

Athena

SFDC

CoPo

Job description

Understands the customer tender, contracting requirements of Key clients or non-key clients. and performs/updates the tasks/steps in the system as illustrated without any supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tender Handling Review and interpret RFQs, identifying scope, complexity, and missing information.
• Translate RFQs into Maersk‑aligned bid formats using systems such as AFLS, CoPo/Athena, Negotiation Platform or SFDC, etc.
• Coordinate with Pricing, Product, and Sales to validate operational feasibility and rate accuracy.
• Pricing & Data Quality Ensure correct application of commercial product logic (FT, inland, DRY PORT logic, SOC/NOR, IMO, surcharges, etc.). Validate data accuracy and eliminate errors before submission. Ensure compliance with pricing governance and approval flows.
• Submission & Handover Deliver complete, error‑free tender outputs within agreed TAT. Align with Sales on deviations, clarifications, and required approvals. Support smooth transition to Contract Management for awarded tenders.
• Reporting & Improvement Track tender performance, quality indicators, and cycle times. Share insights on system gaps and support enhancements to AFLS Negotiation Platform, SFDC. Participate in huddles and best‑practice sharing across areas.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Accuracy/Invoice Quality
• TAT adherence
• Win rate support
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Governance compliance
• System adoption (AFLS/NP/SFDC, etc.)

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree Graduate 1 year + Tender - related experience and contract management Tender process knowledge or any similar work experience is required.
• Strong communicator with Sales Team and Customer Success Partners.
• With relevant experience in shipping, logistics, forwarding, supply chain operations.
• Good English communications skills MS Office Proficient including Excel.
• Strong knowledge and navigation of AFLS, Maersk Online Systems and Athena is an advantage.
• Amenable to a morning shift schedule.
• Open to work in Pasig City.

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A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.