We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Tender (Bid) Analyst to join our team. The primary responsibility of this role is to manage the tender and bid process, analyze and process data, and support our commercial team in delivering winning proposals. The ideal candidate must be proficient in Excel and possess strong data processing skills.

This position will play an important role in providing data intelligence to the business and our final bid proposal to the customer.

This role supports our European continental transportation business and will focus on the following:

The Tender Analyst is supporting consultative selling activities, including opportunity research, coaching, proposal creation, RFQ (Request for Quotation) pricing and project management, and provide responses to RFI’s (Request for Information).

Responsibilities

• Manage large RFQ projects, coordinating efforts across multiple parties, ensuring that timelines are met, and consolidating pricing for submission to clients

• Analyze margin and customer trends, to develop a strategic plan for increasing the profitability and/or volume of these opportunities.

• Evaluate and maintain tender (price) feedback in a well-organized and controlled way.

• Maintain a database of all tenders and bids, including status updates and historical data

• Find and develop enhancements in creating data driven pricing strategies

• Cultivates relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organization.

• Support competence training and increase knowledge and value propositions across the sales organization

• Support weekly/monthly tender performance meetings ensuring delivery of KPI’s and evaluating outcomes

• Identify customer needs, opportunities, and market trends with assistance from commercial colleagues. Initiate appropriate actions to materialize these opportunities

• Be accountable for content, quality, and review of client documents

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of tender management, sales, account management or business analyst experience

• Familiarity with logistics software and tools is a plus

• Knowledge of the logistics industry, solution design, engineering, and supply chain is preferred

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, other European languages are beneficial

• Ability to create comprehensive proposals

• Ability to think creatively and strategically

• Detail-oriented and inquisitive

• Excellent knowledge of Excel

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, SharePoint, PowerBi

What does C.H. Robinson offer you?

• Real careerpossibilities and the opportunity to developyour talent in a fast-moving, globalorganization

• A fun, positive, and open atmosphere, whichencouragescreativethinking

• Anopportunity to use and developyourlanguageskills in ourinternationalwork environment

• Work-life balance in a hybridwork environment

• Package of benefits (commuter allowance, life insurance, WFH allowance, healthcare plan, ICAS and ESPP)

Questioning if you meet the mark? Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply unless they match the job description exactly. Here at C.H. Robinson, we’re building a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. If this position excites you, we welcome you to apply whether you check all the preferred qualifications or just a few. You may just be our next great fit!

Why Do You Belong at C.H. Robinson?

Standing out among the world’s largest logistics platforms, C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. For 100+ years, our global suite of services has innovated trade to seamlessly deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. With 20 million shipments annually for 100,000 customers, and millions of dollars contributed to support causes that matter to us, our people and technology literally move the world.

As a FORTUNE 200 company, FORTUNE has also named C.H. Robinson one of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2022. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul 2021. And we’re not stopping there… Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world.