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Job Summary

• As a key member of our HR and Recruitment team, you will play a crucial role in attracting, selecting, and developing top-tier talent for our organization. You'll be involved in the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening candidates to conducting interviews and managing the onboarding process in addition to this, you’ll assist with various HR and administration tasks. This role offers a unique chance to gain hands-on experience in various HR functions, allowing you to develop a well-rounded skill set.

In this role, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Talent Sourcing and Acquisition: Utilize innovative strategies to identify and attract top talent through various channels.
• Screening and Interviewing: Conduct initial candidate assessments, screen resumes, and coordinate and conduct interviews to ensure a high-quality talent pool.
• Collaboration: Work closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and requirements, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Onboarding and Integration: Assist in the onboarding process, providing a positive and engaging experience for new hires to facilitate seamless integration into the organization.
• HR Support: Contribute to various HR projects and initiatives, gaining exposure to different facets of human resources.

Qualifications and Skills

• Completed Relevant Degree in HR Management or related field.
• Strong passion for HR and Recruitment with a genuine interest in developing a career in this field.
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at al levels.
• Proactive and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to work effectively alone or in a team.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, and time-management skills and a strong work ethic.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and the tenacity to self-learn and assist the HR and Recruitment Department as and when required.
• Google Suite and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) experience would be an advantage
• 5 - 7 years experience in HR and Recruitment 

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Overall Purpose

To efficiently oversee the warehousing and logistics function, to plan and coordinate all business processes to ensure smooth transportation of goods and materials to relevant destinations. (This includes budgeting, reporting, maintaining relationships with vendors etc)

To effectively supervise the end-to-end supply chain management projects

Overall Purpose

• Overall responsibility for the Group’s Warehouse Operations, personnel and inventory management across multiple warehouse facilities within the organization, including shipping freight management
• Maintaining relationships with customers to maximize warehouse profits for the Group
• Manage the Group’s warehousing operations as an independent business unit with full P&L responsibility; 
• Maximising Shipping Freight to ensure optimization of warehouse capacity 
• Ensuring efficient and effective warehouse operations, maintaining compliance with regulations
• To promote continual improvement across the Group.

 Accountabilities & Responsibility Areas

• Manage people, systems and processes to ensure optimization of Warehouse operations;
• Use tech and software of the warehouse to maximize efficiency
• Find new facilities to increase warehouse capacity
• Win as much business for the Warehouse as possible, working with Road Freight, Clearing & Forwarding, Trading and Managed Fleet departments
• • Overseeing teams and staff, assigning staff schedules, organising employee training and developing teamwork initiatives
• Full ownership of customer experience, interaction and scheduling
• Complies with local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Assigns appropriate resources, determines objectives and procedures, and monitors results to ensure inventory is accurate.
• Manages procedures and controls for hazardous material shipments. 
• Drives the automation strategy for the Group in the warehousing function, utilizing new and existing software to ensure efficiency and replication of all systems across all geographies.
• Achieves financial objectives for the line of business, responsibilities include preparing yearly budgets and ensuring cost savings where required.
• Involved in the business development by maintaining and adding new customers into our portfolio.

3. Health, Safety & Environment.

• Actively supports Alistair Group health, safety & environment policies and procedures.
• Ensures safety of workforce by educating employees on proper procedures and safety guidelines, strives to achieve an accident free workplace and attends and participates in a variety of meetings and task force groups to improve quality and outcome.

Formal Training/Education/ Experience

• University Degree minimum. MBA and/or Accounting/Audit preferred
• Experience in a logistical/warehouse environment (bulk and break-bulk cargo / commodities)
• Experience in running a business unit independently with full P&L responsibility 
• Knowledge or experience in the handling and management of government property is strongly desired.
• Hazardous Materials certification preferred.
• Proficient with computer software programs including Microsoft Office, SAP, Warehouse Management Systems

Knowledge & Skills

• Good organisation and planning skills
• International/African exposure.
• Strong Management Skills, able to efficiently organize a large team.
• Strong financial acumen 
• Full P&L ownership or running of a business unit  
• Excellent communication skills and analytical skills.

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Overall Purpose

• To focus on the customer experience and develop key relationships with SA-based clients
• To promote continual improvement, humility, and safety across the Group
• Maintain and update pricing database/customer database
• Consolidate information for preparation of the end-of-month newsletters and reports
• Prepare and propose sales quotations to management and follow up for approval
• Analyzing trip costs financials to improve profitability for the fleet
• Identifying and applying for tenders/ business opportunities
• Assist the finance and BD team on any purpose when needed

 Formal Training/Education/ Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a customer-facing role (ideally in the logistics sector)
• Formal qualifications in logistics/supply chain preferred
• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree 
• Strong background in Excel 
• Confident in working with numbers

 Knowledge & Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and arithmetic skills
• Self-motivation, leadership, and innovation
• Excellent written English and conversational Mandarin is considered an advantage
• Committed to completing tasks with efficiency