Project Manager

About the Role: Project Manager, Pricing & Tendering

DSV – Global transport and logistics is seeking a Project Manager, Pricing & Tendering to join its team in the Eastern region, covering Dammam and Al Khobar. This full-time role is responsible for managing pricing, tendering, procurement, and vendor-related activities across various logistics segments, including Air, Ocean, Road, and Project Logistics. The position focuses on developing competitive and commercially viable logistics solutions for both standard freight and complex project cargo requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage pricing activities across Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Road Transport, and Project Logistics.
• Review and analyze customer RFQs, RFPs, tenders, BOQs, and commercial requirements.
• Prepare accurate and competitive pricing and commercial submissions within required timelines.
• Develop complete door-to-door pricing solutions, incorporating freight, transportation, handling, customs-related services, equipment, and other applicable logistics costs.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Operations, Procurement, and Project teams to develop commercially and operationally feasible solutions.
• Support pricing and tendering for Project Logistics and complex cargo movements, including heavy lift, ODC/OOG, breakbulk, and general cargo.
• Source and price specialized transportation and handling solutions, such as heavy-haul transport, cranes, and specialized trailers.
• Source and develop reliable vendors, subcontractors, carriers, and specialized project logistics service providers.
• Negotiate competitive rates and commercial terms with airlines, shipping lines, road transporters, and other logistics vendors.
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure competitive pricing, service reliability, and capacity availability.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience within freight forwarding, logistics pricing, tendering, procurement, or project logistics.
• Strong practical experience in Air and Ocean Freight, with a good understanding of Road Transportation.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Logistics, particularly heavy lift, ODC/OOG (Out-of-Gauge/Over-Dimensional Cargo), breakbulk, and general cargo.
• Hands-on experience managing RFQs, RFPs, tenders, and complex pricing requests.
• Strong experience in procurement, vendor sourcing, vendor development, rate negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
• Good network and understanding of airlines, shipping lines, transporters, agents, and specialized logistics/service providers.
• Strong understanding of freight rates, logistics cost structures, routing, equipment requirements, and commercial terms.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to analyze complex requirements and develop commercially competitive logistics solutions.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tenders and pricing requests within tight deadlines.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with established experience and vendor networks in the Saudi/GCC freight-forwarding and project logistics market are preferred. This includes individuals who have independently handled pricing and procurement for complex project cargo and multimodal logistics solutions.

Work Location

This position is based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and operates on a full-time basis.