Border Liaison
Alistair Group
Job description
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
Mission
To make Africa work better
Company Values
Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor trucks movements towards and ensure effective clearance at Nakonde.
- Receive, inspect and submit customs documents to appropriate customs officers / clearing agents
- Send daily tracking reports to operations and clearing agents to ensure no delays at the border.
- Inspecting the documents to ensure quality (cleanliness, arrangement) during the exchange of the same at the border and briefing the same to the drivers.
- Ensure drivers are disciplined and in full uniforms while at the border.
- Promote adherence of safety standards at the border all the time.
- Coordinate with direct report lines on border updates daily.
- Using Alistair systems to record and document every update.
- Manage and coach subordinates.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the management.
- A minimum of Degree in Logistics or Clearing and Forwarding.
- Self-motivation, Attention to Detail & Deadline-Oriented.
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office Package.
- Have the ambition to help drive the growth of a growing company.
- Good communication and administration skills.
- Very effective organizational skills
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
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.