Central Tender Specialist (f/m/d)

Keep the World Moving. Grow your Career.

We are DHL Freight - a group of 13,000 road cargo experts and Certified Freight Specialists operating in more than 40 countries, who are proud to provide their customers with the best overland freight transport solutions. We are always looking ahead to the next commercial opportunity, anticipating the next global trend. Because at DHL Freight, we're not simply about freight forwarding. We're about forward-thinking ways to connect people - and improve their lives.

Join the DHL Freight Global team as a Central Tender Specialist (f/m/d) in Bonn.

This is a 12-month fixed-term position (parental leave cover).

In this role, you will manage tender projects end-to-end, ensuring timely submission with high-quality, market-aligned proposals.

Your tasks:

• Coordinate international bid projects from initiation to submission, ensuring hghi-quality proposals are delivered on time and aligned with customer requirements.
• Work with different teams (sales, finance, operations) to prepare commercial and pricing proposals
• Review tender requirements and help translate them into tasks and timelines
• Assist in managing project activities, tracking deadlines, costs, and deliverables
• Support the analysis of financial and pricing data to ensure competitive and viable proposals
• Collect and organize relevant inputs (commercial, financial, technical) from stakeholders
• Prepare status updates and documentation on tender progress for management
• Use and maintain tools and processes for tender and pricing management
• Contribute ideas to improve processes and increase efficiency

Our perfect match:

• You hold a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Logistics or a comparable field
• You have 2–3 years of relevant experience, ideally in Sales, Tender Management, or a similar commercial/logistics environment
• You are highly motivated, proactive, and quick to learn, with a structured and goal-oriented working style
• You bring strong analytical skills and a good understanding of numbers and commercial topics
• You have a customer-focused mindset and a strong service orientation
• You are an effective communicator, able to collaborate with different stakeholders across teams and countries
• You are fluent in English and German, both written and spoken
• This position is based in Bonn and requires on-site presence 1–2 days per week

Our culture and benefits:

DHL Freight is a TOP EMPLOYER® and Great Place to Work across Europe . Our corporate culture is focused on personal commitment – to our customers, to each other, to our communities and to the environment. We reward excellent work, and we nurture the talents of our employees . This enables you as an employee to develop your expertise and your career in different areas or divisions – and even in other countries. We are committed to creating a workplace that ensures mutual respect and is focused on results . We hire talented people from all backgrounds – irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnicity, social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. Diversity enriches our workplace, drives our success, and helps us deliver excellence. DHL Freight is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer

Additionally, this is what you can expect:

• Flexible working conditions incl. the opportunity of mobile work
• An international team with colleagues from over 30 different countries
• Wellbeing offers: fresh fruit, visits by company doctor, workshops on mental well-being, free and confidential access to counselling and assistance with elderly and child care, sports and well-being app
• Numerous corporate discounts and memberships
• Free access to online learning portal coupled with extensive learning and development opportunities within the DHL Group
• And much more…

Your contact:

Nisha Pillay will be happy to answer your questions at [email protected] .

Be part of our global strategy “Simply Grow!” and contribute directly to our ambitious growth agenda while supporting our continuous improvement journey.

Please click on apply and send us your complete application.

YOUR FUTURE , DELIVERED.

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