Going Out Of Excel Hell: Your Freight Procurement Game-Changer!

In this conversation, Seb & Pieter Kinds, founder of Freightender.com, discuss the transformation of freight procurement processes and how Freightender is solving the longstanding challenges of tender management through digital innovation. Pieter shares insights from his extensive industry experience, including 17 years in freight audit before founding Freightender, and offers valuable perspectives on bootstrapped entrepreneurship in logistics technology.

Key Takeaways:

• Freightender originated from deep industry experience in freight audit and rate management
• Traditional tender management through Excel and email creates significant inefficiencies
• Companies can save 50% of time spent on tender management using Freightender
• The platform delivers 20X return on investment and 5% additional hard savings
• Automated validation eliminates manual checking of carrier responses
• Multi-stakeholder collaboration tools streamline internal and external communication
• The solution serves both shipper and carrier needs in tender management
• Freight forwarders can manage multiple incoming tenders more efficiently
• Industry adoption of technology is growing but remains a challenge
• Bootstrapped growth allows for more agile response to market needs
• Logistics technology ventures require deep industry expertise
• Avoiding venture capital can lead to more sustainable business growth