Business Development Director - Technology (m/f/d)

🏢 DP World
📍 Rotterdam, NetherlandsFull-timeHybrid
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 1mo ago
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As Business Development Director, Technology, you will lead the growth of DP World's Contract Logistics business across European markets. This role involves identifying, developing, and securing new opportunities within the Technology sector, while expanding strategic relationships with existing customers. You will work closely with technology manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to solve complex logistics challenges through warehousing, distribution, transportation, and integrated supply chain solutions. The position requires leading the end-to-end sales process from customer engagement to contract award, partnering with internal teams to develop solutions, and maintaining a robust pipeline of opportunities to deliver sustainable revenue growth. Success depends on a strong understanding of contract logistics operations, customer supply chains, and the ability to align DP World's capabilities with customer growth objectives.
Required Skills
Business, Sales & Management
Business DevelopmentHR ManagementPricing StrategyConsultative SellingCommercial Awareness
Other
warehouse outsourcingdistribution solutionsfulfillment servicessupply chain supportrfq responsestender responsessolution developmentmarket trends analysissupply chain challenges
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Stakeholder ManagementNegotiationCommunication
Finance, Legal & Governance
Contract NegotiationFinancial Analysis
Information Technology
CRM
🎁 Benefits & Perks
market competitive compensation package
Requirements
Proven business development or commercial leadership experience in Contract Logistics, Supply Chain Solutions, or Integrated Logistics. Established network and track record in the Technology sector. Demonstrated success winning and growing large-scale logistics outsourcing opportunities. Experience leading complex logistics tenders, RFQs, solution design, and contract negotiations. Strong understanding of contract logistics operations. Excellent commercial, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Professional fluency in English and willingness to travel across Europe.
Description

About the Role

As a Business Development Director – Technology, you will accelerate the growth of our Contract Logistics business across our European markets.

This role is responsible for identifying, developing, and securing new contract logistics opportunities within the Technology sector, while expanding strategic relationships with existing customers. Working closely with technology manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and supply chain leaders, they will help customers solve complex logistics challenges through warehousing, distribution, transportation, inventory management, fulfilment, value-added services, and integrated supply chain solutions.

The Business Development Director will lead strategic sales opportunities from initial customer engagement through solution design, commercial negotiations, and contract award. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of contract logistics operations, customer supply chains, and the ability to align DP World's capabilities with customer growth objectives.

This position plays a key role in expanding DP World's Contract Logistics footprint and strengthening our position as a trusted supply chain partner for Technology customers.

How You Will Contribute

  • Develop and execute a business development strategy to grow DP World's Contract Logistics business within the Technology vertical.
  • Generate new business opportunities by identifying customers seeking warehouse outsourcing, distribution solutions, fulfilment services, transportation management, and broader supply chain support.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers across supply chain, logistics, procurement, operations, and executive leadership teams.
  • Lead the end-to-end sales process, including opportunity qualification, solution development, pricing strategy, RFQ and tender responses, contract negotiations, and deal closure.
  • Partner with operations, engineering, solution design, finance, and other internal teams to develop scalable and commercially competitive contract logistics solutions.
  • Maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities and deliver sustainable revenue growth aligned with business objectives.
  • Retain and grow strategic customer relationships by identifying opportunities to expand services, locations, and supply chain solutions across existing accounts.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to customers by understanding market trends, supply chain challenges, and business priorities within the Technology sector.

 

What You Will Bring

  • Proven business development or commercial leadership experience within Contract Logistics, Supply Chain Solutions, or Integrated Logistics services.
  • Established network and track record of developing business within the Technology sector, with the ability to generate opportunities through existing customer relationships and industry connections.
  • Demonstrated success winning and growing large-scale logistics outsourcing opportunities and achieving commercial growth targets.
  • Experience leading complex logistics tenders, RFQs, solution design processes, and contract negotiations involving multiple internal stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of contract logistics operations, including warehousing, fulfilment, transportation, inventory management, and value-added logistics services.
  • Excellent commercial, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Professional fluency in English and willingness to travel across Europe as business needs require.

 

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

 About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

 

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW 

To Change What's Possible For Everyone

 

#LI-TF1

 

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