GLOBAL TENDER MANAGER _Kempton Park_Ref 100599

A leading international logistics organisation is seeking an experienced Global Tender Manager to coordinate and manage complex international tenders, ensuring competitive pricing, accurate submissions, and effective collaboration across global operations.

Key Responsibilities

• 📑 Manage the full tender lifecycle from qualification and analysis through to submission and post-tender reviews.
• 🔍 Review and interpret RFPs, RFQs, customer requirements, service specifications, and contractual documentation.
• 💰 Coordinate pricing requests, consolidate rate structures, and validate commercial submissions.
• 🤝 Collaborate with Business Development, Bid Owners, Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and regional pricing teams.
• 📅 Manage tender timelines, milestones, stakeholder deliverables, and submission deadlines.
• ⚠️ Identify commercial, operational, and contractual risks and escalate where necessary.
• ✅ Ensure all tender submissions are compliant, accurate, and commercially competitive.
• 📈 Drive continuous improvement initiatives, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Commerce, Finance, or a related field.
• Proven experience in tender management, bid management, freight forwarding, commercial pricing, or international logistics.
• Strong understanding of international Air Freight and Ocean Freight operations, including FCL and LCL.
• Experience coordinating complex tenders involving multiple countries, regions, and stakeholders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pricing models, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical ability.
• Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within a multinational logistics or freight forwarding environment will be advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

You are highly organised, detail-oriented, and commercially minded, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate international stakeholders, identify risks, and deliver high-quality tender submissions in a fast-paced logistics environment.

💰 Salary: R40,000 – R70,000 CTC per month

How to Apply

📧 Email your updated CV to admin1@smartplacements.co.za

Reference: #100599

Only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted.

Tagged as: FreightForwarding, Logistics, Pricing, Supplychain, Tendering