(USA) Tender Management Analyst

Do you have the passion to deliver outstanding service to customers and ready to join an exceptional service organization?

Morrison Express is looking for a Tender Management Analyst to join our Sales Support team. This position can be located in El Segundo, CA, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Boston, MA, Columbus, OH, Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA, El Paso, TX, or Dallas, TX.

Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt Position, working a Hybrid schedule, working in office 3 days per week and from home 2 days per week after training. Must be able to work flexible hours to manage RFQs with colleagues in other time zones and to meet client deadlines.

As the Tender Management Analyst, you will support our sales team by acting as the single point of contact for each RFQ. You will analyze and qualify all RFQ submissions, gain an understanding of the requests, and develop the client submission.

We are looking for a proactive, big picture thinker, who is adaptable to learning the Morrison way. You will have experience working with Excel, analyzing and transferring large amounts of data, and using formulas. Experience working in pricing role with a freight forwarder is ideal.

Who We Are and What We Offer

Benefits- Employees are eligible to participate in benefits on the 1st of the month following their start date.

• Health, vision, dental insurance, flexible spending account
• 401K with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Biannual Bonus / Competitive Commission Structure

What You Will Be Doing in Your Day to Day:

• For RFQs, act as the single point of contact and communication, to the sales team, and execute each bid according to the Tender Management process
• Analyze and qualify all client RFQ submissions and create internal Excel templates
• Analyze and recommend ideal shipping methods, routing or carriers to meet necessary requirements, specifications and costs
• Complete transactional air and ocean pricing requests, spot quotes
• Review and understand client rate requests
• Develop the client submission response by collecting and entering data using Excel formulas
• Provide ongoing daily management of the tender process (including but not limited to, client Q&As, supporting regional bids, reviewing responses)
• Work on special projects and reports as needed

What We Look for in Our Teammates:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the freight forwarding industry and 2 years’ experience in pricing in freight forwarding.
• Experience in air or ocean freight forwarding operations preferred but not required.
• Ability to manage and prioritize work load, manage a mix of issues, responsibilities and challenges.
• Must be proactive, have the ability to see the big picture, and be adaptable.
• High attention to detail and is important to the success of this role.
• Intermediate Excel experience required. Must be able to analyze and transfer large amount of data between Excel files using formulas.
• Willingness to learn and work closely with others to identify needs, problem solve, and create solutions to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements.

A STRONG FAMILY

Established in 1972, Morrison Express began as a regional air freight specialist. Fifty years later, we have grown to become a leading global provider of freight forwarding and logistics services with a network of more than 300 company and agent offices across five continents.

We serve an expanding list of multinational businesses, managing their air, ocean and ground freight forwarding and logistics needs on a global basis. Our success as a global service provider is and will continue to be driven by our team of highly dedicated and hard working individuals. Their commitment and passion to their jobs are the backbone on which we have built our organization, and this will continue to be a source of passion with which we serve our clients.

AT MORRISON EXPRESS, OUR VISION IS TO BECOME AN EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION – ONE THAT’S BUILT ON AN UNWAVERING AND UNENDING FOCUS ON OUR CLIENTS

In achieving our vision, we recognize that our people are our most important asset. We are committed to creating an environment where our people can learn, succeed, and grow. We will continually invest in innovative processes, technology, training, and other tools to support our people. In so doing, we aim to instill in the hearts of our people the passion to deliver outstanding service, equaled by none.

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Notices to Applicants

This position requires that you must be authorized to work for any employer in the US.

No relocation assistance is provided. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, celebrate diversity, and prohibit discrimination or harassment for all employees, contractors, partners, vendors, and customers.

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies

Morrison Express (“MEC”) has an internal recruiting team but may from time-to-time supplement that internal capability with the assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact any MEC employee directly to present candidates. Agencies must obtain advanced written approval from MEC’s recruiting or HR team to submit resumes and have a fully executed contract for service in place. MEC’s recruiting or HR team must present ALL candidates to hiring managers.

To protect the interests of all parties, MEC will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. MEC will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Further, MEC will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.