Warehouse Lead at Alistair | October 2024

Warehouse Lead 

Alistair Group

Dar es Salaam

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:

• Minding
• Oil & Gas
• Agriculture
• Construction
• Explosives
• Renewables

Mission

• To make Africa work better

Company Values

• Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Operations

• Manage daily Warehousing Operations at multiple sites, including receiving, storing and shipping of metals and minerals
• Optimize Warehouse layout and storage systems for different types of materials
• Implement and maintain inventory management systems
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and industry standards
• Coordinate with Commercial, Ocean Freight, Road Freight and Clearing & Forwarding Teams
• Supervise and manage warehouse employees
• Manage equipment maintenance and facility upkeep
• Develop and implement process improvements
• Prepare reports on inventory levels, warehouse performance and productivity
• Budgeting, review and approval of project expenses
• Identifying, creating and maintaining relationships with suitable vendors and other stakeholders in the industry

Commercial

• Commercial lead for local integrated service clients (IXM, Citic, Lindi Jumbo, Gerald Metals, Samsung, etc.)
• Review and approval of client invoices
• Management of the establishment and documenting standard operating procedures and key performance indicators for handling and ocean freight operations

General Management

• Recruitment, training and development, and appraisal of warehousing staff
• Management and training of the facilitation of the ocean freight process, from rate negotiation, vessel booking and preparation of shipment documents
• End-to-end supply chain management projects coordination (CIF, CFR export projects)
• HSSEQ monitoring and management for handling operations and stock management
• Monitoring of regulatory, competitive, and operational environment for warehousing activity

IT Related

• Warehouse management system implementation and maintenance
• Warehousing dashboards implementation and developing documentation and reporting templates for cargo handled

Education, Skills & Qualifications

Skills:

• Team leadership
• Project management
• Budgeting, forecasting and cost control
• Relationship management (vendor, client and internal)
• Excellent understanding of local business environment
• Excellent understanding of regulatory framework
• Knowledge of involved stakeholders and how they interact
• In-depth understanding of import, export and transit clearance for LCL loads
• In depth understanding of terminal documentation processes
• Process oriented

Qualifications:

• A minimum of University Graduate Degree in any relevant discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Warehousing operations
• LEAN SIX SIGMA (Desirable)
• Project Management (Desirable)
• Business Management (Desirable)
• Safety Management (Desirable)

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.

How to Apply:

To submit your application, please follow the link provided below.