JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.
The Project Tender Analyst is a key support function to the Tender Manager and the overall U.S. & Canada Project team, focused on supporting customers building new or expanded energy, industrial, mining, or government facilities. The position is responsible for sourcing logistics cost and service details to support proposals for Project Logistics customers while helping drive new business through competitive procurement, technical expertise, and innovative solutions.
Essential Functions
- Assist with tender management processes including development of response formats, pricing matrices, responding to queries, and timely submission of RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs
- Accumulate, analyze, and compile all data into final, customer-ready proposals aligned with company standards
- Record tender details in proposal logs, track submissions, and follow up internally on status and customer feedback
- Analyze tender requirements and coordinate deliverables across internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and complete submissions
- Analyze small, large, and/or complex multi-shipment RFPs to determine optimal routing and mode of transport that meet service and delivery requirements
- Develop comprehensive cost models using internal pricing tools and external subcontractor quotations (carriers, trucking companies, terminals, warehouses, heavy haul providers, etc.)
- Engage subcontractors and leverage internal pricing structures to build competitive and executable logistics solutions
- Apply creative and “outside the box” thinking to develop effective transportation strategies, recognizing multiple solution paths and identifying the most efficient and cost-effective option
- Understand and account for constraints associated with project logistics and out-of-gauge (OOG) shipments to ensure feasibility and proper planning
- Finalize proposals in alignment with JAS commercial strategy, incorporating technical details, execution methodologies, and value-added service offerings
- Maintain awareness of market conditions, carrier capabilities, and pricing trends to ensure competitive positioning
- Assist in drafting technical service descriptions and execution plans for complex industrial and project cargo movements
- Support the development of standardized templates, pricing tools, and technical documentation for recurring tender requirements
- Maintain subcontractor databases and internal technical resource libraries
- Participate in subcontractor and customer meetings as requested
- Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively with internal stakeholders, customers, and subcontractors
- Ensure all proposals, emails, and documentation reflect strong writing quality and professionalism
- Provide timely responses to all inquiries and collaborate cross-functionally across global teams
- Contribute ideas to improve processes, tools, and overall efficiency within the tendering and pricing function
- Support market intelligence efforts including competitive pricing analysis, capabilities, and service offerings
- Participate in post-bid analysis for both successful and unsuccessful tenders to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, particularly in pricing and logistics solution design
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, functions, and pivot tables
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce technical and commercial documentation
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
- Creativity, innovation, and patience to manage detailed and often manual processes
- Working knowledge of construction and industrial project logistics, including the movement of materials from suppliers and fabricators to final job sites
- Familiarity with key logistics service providers such as ocean carriers, trucking companies, terminal operators, warehouses, and heavy haul operators
Education and Experience
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Transportation, Economics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3–5 years of experience in logistics pricing and tender management, with 1–2 years in project logistics or project pricing preferred
- In lieu of pricing experience, minimum 5 years of operational experience in Project Logistics
- Experience in construction/industrial logistics, including oversized and complex cargo, strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience working on industrial projects (energy, infrastructure, mining, etc.), with the ability to share examples of planning and successful project wins
Environment
100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach with arms, and communicate effectively. The employee may occasionally be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift up to 25 pounds.
ADDITIONAL:
- Meet all performance and behavior expectations outlined in the company performance appraisal form or communicated by management.
- Perform job responsibilities as directed achieving desired results within expected time frames and with a high degree of quality and professionalism.
- Establish and maintain positive and productive work relationships with all staff, potential and current customers and business partners.
- Demonstrate the behavioral and technical competencies necessary to effectively complete job responsibilities. Take personal initiative for technical and professional development.
- Follow the company HR Policy, the Code of Business Conduct and all subsidiary and department policies and procedures, including protecting confidential company information, attending work punctually and regularly, and following good safety practices in all activities.
JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.
