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Introduction

AsstrA is a Swiss logistics company founded 28 years ago. In 2024, we have a team of more than 1.400, spread across 25 countries and covering the whole spectrum of logistics. Our partners trust us to offer the most efficient land, sea, air & intermodal freight or project logistics solutions. Our current focus is on expanding our business in the European area, in this process our Project Logistics team is a key focus.

Tasks

As the Global Head of Bids & Proposals you will be tasked with managing and overseeing the global commercial and technical resources assigned to the Bid team. Your main tasks will be to:

  • Create and maintain a calendar of upcoming work.
  • Champion the entire RFQ / RFI process initially from opportunity to delivery of a high quality submission to the Customer, internally or externally.
  • Receive, produce and respond to Major Requests for Quotation (RFQ)
  • Support and continuously improve our RFQs and general estimations
  • Manage and oversee the creation and compilation of all Bids, Proposal and RFI’s, including rates, contract terms and conditions
  • Work over a range of countries and different departments, to find the best supply chain solutions, for our customers
  • Assure a qualified customer experience is offered, by our AIPL team
  • Development of a Team, together with our HR department

Requirements

  •      Minimum experience of 5 years in logistics and freight forwarding
  • Strong experience when working with Tenders, ideally involving Project Cargo
  • Superior communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Software products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • You have a proactive, organizational and analytical work ethic, while working under high pressured situations
  • Highly skilled in Proposal writing and management
  • Good problem solving competencies and have a diverse skillset in project cargo

Benefits

  • A competitive salary
  • Company hardware
  • Company events
  • The opportunity to implement your own ideas in a rapidly developing company
  • Internal and external trainings
  • A family friendly work environment
  • Upward mobility in our developing European branches