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DHL Global Forwarding Tech Stack

Global freight forwarding and multimodal logistics across air, ocean, and land

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia 10,001+ employees Public Company

DHL Global Forwarding operates a high-volume freight network spanning 190+ countries with 31,000+ forwarding specialists. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP, Salesforce CRM, CargoWise TMS/WMS) and operationally focused—logistics and sales roles comprise 67% of active hiring. Active projects center on pricing, ocean freight services, capacity planning, and sales performance, while pain points cluster around cost control, compliance, and data accuracy, indicating scaling friction across a complex global operation.

Tech Stack 40 technologies

Core StackPower BI Canva Adobe Premiere Pro SAP Tableau Figma Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Office Microsoft 365 Excel PowerPoint Outlook Word Teams CREST CargoWise CRM Cargowise FICO Firebase Cloud Messaging AES SharePoint Visio Microsoft Project AWS SNS WMS TMS IBM SQL+10 more

AdoptingSAP

What DHL Global Forwarding Is Building

◆Challenges

Supplier performance issues
Cost control
Ensuring compliance with regulations
Reducing costs
Improving sales performance
Profitable growth
Meeting volume growth targets
Maintaining data accuracy
Process efficiency improvement
Maintaining kpi compliance

▲Active Projects

Pricing strategy implementation
Ocean freight back-end services
Route development plan
Sales performance management reporting mechanisms
Regional sector growth plan
Customer operations strategy development
Technical narrative development for freight solutions
Capacity planning
New sales steering initiatives implementation
Sector marketing plan

Hiring Activity

Steady800 roles · 240 in 30d

Department

Logistics

365

Sales

181

Ops

127

Operations

34

Finance

30

HR

17

Data

12

Support

9

Seniority

Mid

193

Senior

163

Junior

158

Intern

111

Manager

107

Lead

45

Director

23

Staff

1

Notable leadership hires: Value Added Services Head, Managing Director, Sector Head, Strategic Accounts Director, Regional Sector Head

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About DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding is the freight forwarding division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, offering air, ocean, rail, and road freight services alongside multimodal and sector-specific logistics solutions. The business spans customs brokerage, warehousing, and lead-logistics-partner engagements for mid-market and enterprise customers. With 10,000+ employees and active hiring in 25+ countries, the organization is logistics-first, running enterprise applications (SAP, CargoWise, Salesforce, Power BI) to manage routing, capacity, compliance, and customer operations at global scale.

HeadquartersBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia

Company Size10,001+ employees

Hiring MarketsBrazil, Italy, China, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Thailand

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DHL Global Forwarding's tech stack?

Enterprise core: SAP, Salesforce CRM, CargoWise (TMS/WMS), Power BI, Tableau. Office and productivity: Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint. Currently adopting SAP. Also uses Firebase, AWS SNS, IBM, and SQL for backend services.

What services does DHL Global Forwarding offer?

Air, ocean, road, and rail freight forwarding; multimodal transportation; customs brokerage and consulting; warehousing; and lead-logistics-partner solutions for international supply chain operations.