Senior Bid Strategist — Global Freight & Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation

401(k) Match

Stock Purchase Plan

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid Time Off

Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding in the United States seeks a Senior Bid Specialist to drive bid pricing and strategy for USA bids, collaborating with Sales, Product and Country Management to achieve growth targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in freight forwarding or logistics bid management, with expert Excel and strong analytical and project-management abilities. Collaboration across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in freight forwarding, logistics, air/ocean freight, pricing, bid management, or related fields.
• Experience managing RFQs, proposals, pricing, or commercial tender processes preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support sales management in proactively identifying opportunities within the country pipeline to improve bid process.
• Complete pre bid activities with sales including customer reporting, market research, customer development plan and win plan reviews.
• Utilize creative thinking to bring new ideas and increase opportunity win plan through strategic value propositions.
• Establish core stakeholder group for each bid, and manage all communication throughout the bid process.
• Host kick off and regular follow up meetings to coordinate best results for customer solutions.
• Work closely with products, legal, risk management and sales to manage approvals for bids.
• Liaise with management & operational staff to ensure company objectives & strategies are accomplished.
• Run full project management throughout bid process to ensure all pieces deliver on time.
• Complete post bid activities incl. post bid reviews and follow up on actions established.
• Store approved country specific content for questionnaires.
• Support and prepare new business proposals incl. RFI creation.

Skills

Bid management

Pricing

Excel

Project management

Communication

Analytical

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

DHL Global Forwarding in the United States seeks a Senior Bid Specialist to drive bid pricing and strategy for USA bids, collaborating with Sales, Product and Country Management to achieve growth targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in freight forwarding or logistics bid management, with expert Excel and strong analytical and project-management abilities. Collaboration across teams is essential.