Solution Design & Tender Support Manager
Rhenus
Solution Design & Tender Support Manager
Rhenus
Global freight, warehousing, logistics provider
What You Can Expect:
Commercial perspective
• Support commercial team in customer RFQ/RFP, tender, and bidding activities for domestic and cross-border transportation.
• Design practical transportation solutions based on customer requirements, including route planning, fleet type, service model, lead time, subcontractor setup, TMS process, and operational feasibility.
• Prepare transport cost models, rate benchmarking, make-or-buy analysis, margin simulation, and operational assumptions for customer proposals.
• Develop and maintain a strong transportation vendor network to support competitive pricing, reliable capacity, and backup solutions.
• Lead transport implementation after tender award, including SOP setup, vendor onboarding, route trial, KPI setup, escalation process, and go-live stabilization.
• Work with IT and operations teams to implement and optimize TMS for transport planning, execution, tracking, reporting, and customer visibility.
What You Bring:
• Ability to see the “Big Picture” both from commercial and operational perspectives and propose solutions to support commercial and customer requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to review technical solutions, their commercial impact and risks
• Commercial understanding and basic contractual understand
• Strong working knowledge of MS office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding in GPS and TMS system
• Strong in issue analysis and problem-solving skills
• Basic knowledge of transport law and regulation
• Experience in managing team in 3PL logistic
• Able to read, write and speak English
• Able and willing to lead a multi-disciplinary team and have the ambition to develop team members and other colleagues.
• Can-do mentality and positive attitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, and make formal presentations in meetings and training environments.
• Strong ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the business and customer organizations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to work under pressure and self-motivation
• 7-10 years of experience in (preferably) transport, logistics and supply chain, related consulting, and/or manufacturing where a detailed knowledge of transportation has been obtained.
• Background with an understanding of Cross Border and Domestic trucking operations
Rhenus coordinates road, air, and ocean freight, contract logistics, warehousing, and port and inland waterway services from hundreds of locations worldwide to move goods for customers across many industries. By combining multimodal transport with warehousing and value-added services, it offers end-to-end supply chain solutions that include inventory management and distribution. Its global footprint and broad service mix, along with being part of the Rethmann group, lets it deliver integrated logistics with industry-specific expertise. Its goal is to help customers move and manage goods efficiently and reliably worldwide, optimizing supply chains and connecting producers with markets.
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