Group Admin Lead
Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing service companies, providing a variety of self-delivered logistics solutions across several geographies, aimed with the vision to Make Africa Work Better! With core competencies in road freight, warehousing, commodity trading and operational hire of material handling equipment, the Group strives for continuous expansion of innovative ancillary services to grow the business vertically, complimented by a healthy dose of entrepreneurial flair. The business has gone from strength to strength, growing quickly in both its geographical coverage and variety of services offered to clients. In 2024, the Group exceeded the 1000-employee mark and managed a fleet of well over 1000 trucks. With Alistair’s aggressive and exciting growth strategy, the Group is poised for significant further expansion and a greater impact in Africa.
Core Services:
▪ Freight Forwarding
▪ Clearance & Forwarding
▪ Energy Industry Support Services
▪ Equipment Rental
▪ Commodity Trading
▪ Integrated Solutions
▪ Warehousing
▪ Ocean Freight
Industries:
▪ Mining
▪ Oil & Gas
▪ Agriculture
▪ Construction
▪ Explosives
▪ Renewables
Vision
To be known as the Company that makes Africa work better.
Company Behaviours
Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Identifying and eliminating obsolete operational processes &procedures and simplifying them
Develop operation processes and procedures to improve service quality
Ensure new operational procedures are implemented across the group
Following up with proper updating of KPI tracking tools for all ops offices
Developing flawless customs processes to streamline cross border movements
Develop key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the operations department
Remain current with latest industry technology systems and procedures
Prepare operations management reports and recommendations on request
Providing a support role to operations
Ensure all legal documentation of the fleet are in order
Ensure accuracy of information updated on all operational platforms ie Airtable, Smartsheet, etc
Mentor/coach the fleet teams to ensure overall efficiency
Ensure statutory documents are uploaded on time
Ensure PODs are uploaded on time to avoid delays in invoicing
Perform any other task as assigned by supervisor/management
Education, Skills & Qualifications
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in related field. An MBA qualification will be a plus.
Experience in working in a structured system-oriented environment.
Extensive knowledge of quality improvement systems.
International exposure.
Commercially astute.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivation, leadership and innovation.
Excellent written report writing skills.
The Company reserves the right to withdraw from the recruitment process at any time, at its sole discretion. The sharing of any aptitude test, assessment, or invitation to an interview does not constitute an offer of employment or guarantee any future employment with the Company. Candidates acknowledge that progression through any stage of the recruitment process does not imply or ensure an eventual offer of employment.
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