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freight tender optimizations
Improve your tender win rates | keep your margins
"I help freight forwarders and logistics companies improve tender performance, optimize pricing, and build scalable operations."
Does this sound familiar?
You’re winning tenders… but margins are lower than expected
Pricing varies across countries or teams
No clear visibility between quoted vs actual performance
Too much manual work in RFQs
Commercial and operations are not aligned
Data exists but isn’t usable for decision-making
These issues are common — and fixable.
What I do
I work with freight forwarders and logistics teams to improve tender performance and pricing accuracy. I help redesign and digitize their freight tendering and performance processes—linking data, decisions, and execution to reduce cost and improve carrier reliability.
Pre-Tender
Review of recent RFQs
Tender Health Check
Analysis of bids, pricing structure, and assumptions
Identification of opportunities and pitfalls before tendering
Know exactly where you’re coming short — and how to fix it.
Tender Optimization
Process standardizations
Margin protection and carrier strategies
KPI and performance tracking setup
Design workflows across tools
Get clear, practical recommendations
Post-Tender
Turn analytics into decisions
Actionable insights
Leakage diagnostics
Create performance loops
Win business that is actually profitable.
Who am I?
I’m Nick van Looij, a logistics and supply chain specialist with 20 years of experience in freight forwarding, pricing, and operations.
> I’ve worked across Europe helping companies build, scale, and optimize their logistics structures — from startup environments to global organizations.
> My focus is simple: improve tender performance, protect margins, and make pricing work in the real world.
See you soon!
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