Airfreight Bid Advisor - Solutions Specialist Advisor

This role will be part of Fed Ex's North America Bid Management Team with direct Sales and customer interaction. The team is a valuable support resource to help Sales save time and win more business. The team creates highly customized, customer-facing documents based on a customer's RFI/RFP request or Sales business needs.

This position will focus on the global freight forwarding industry tied to Fed Ex's expansion into global freight forwarding. You will be leading the development and coordination of our bid responses by leveraging the broad solutions and services portfolio and synthesizing non-operations internal ecosystem to build competitive proposals.

Designs, develops, implements and maintains innovative and replicable programs/procedures supporting Fed Ex sales, senior leadership, customers and corporate initiatives creating value and effective strategies for Fed Ex. Requires the application of innovative specialized/technical skill sets relevant to the role and objectives of the department. Works individually and leads peer and cross functional teams with internal/external customer interaction. Works on multiple complex assignments concurrently.

Mentors less senior staff. Leads brainstorming, review and development of recommendations for highly complex sales/customer/corporate initiatives, recommending best methods. Acts with senior level authority. Presents solutions.

Professional with 3+ years in global logistics/freight forwarding. Must have experience with RFP/RFQ processes, evaluating commercial requirements, and shaping bid strategy. Proven ability to assess customer needs, translate them into solutions, and collaborate on defining product strategy. Key skills include strong analytics to find solution gaps and proficiency with tender management systems and BI tools for bid tracking and win/loss analysis.

• RFP/RFQ Management:
  End-to-end coordination of customer tenders – reviewing requirements, gathering data, preparing pricing, and submitting proposals.
• Portfolio Analysis:
  Building detailed models to demonstrate continuous improvement within the freight forwarding services portfolio to compete globally.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  
  Liaising with Product Marketing, Operations, Pricing Management, Sales, and Quality to ensure the proposal is operationally feasible and commercially competitive.
• Market Research:
  Monitoring competitor features, market trends, and carrier customer differentiation to ensure competitive bids.
• Data Tools & Reporting:
  Using Excel, tender management systems, and BI tools for bid tracking, reporting, and win/loss analysis. Use of AI tools to research and respond to bids.
• Compliance & Quality:
  Ensuring bids meet internal and customer compliance standards (KPIs: bid win rate, turnaround time, and margin accuracy); maintaining bid templates and process documentation.

• Works individually and leads peer and cross functional teams with internal/external customer interaction.
• Works on multiple complex assignments concurrently.
• Mentors less senior staff.
• Leads brainstorming, review, and development of recommendations for highly complex sales/customer/corporate initiatives, recommending best methods.
• Acts with senior level authority.
• Presents solutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is eligible for remote work and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories, however if you live within the 50 miles radius of a campus you will be required to work at a Fed Ex campus location several times per week.

Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in business or a related field.

Five (5) years experience in designing, maintaining, and/or implementation of solutions to complex business situations. Experience is specifically related to the department's specialty.

Pay: $6,511.62 - $10,744.16 monthly.

Remote – This position will be hybrid in Memphis, TN, Pittsburgh, PA or Plano, TX. Candidates must live within a 50-mile radius. Employees will be required to work at a Fed Ex office location up to several times per week.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact

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