Procurement Clerk (Project)

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

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

Mission

To make Africa work better

Company Values

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

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Managing Procurement
   • Place orders for new parts when required and ensure delivery on time from suppliers
   • Price and procure items for the project
   • Gaining multiple quotations to ensure cheapest quote
   • Building a database of pricing to ensure quick and accurate quoting
   • Generating procurement quotes
   • Correct and report any unsafe work practices
2. Operational Support
   • When requested, do any other tasks around the yard including checklists, cleaning up the yard, etc

Secondary Responsibilities:

1. Make suggestions to improve storage such as better shelving, re-ordering etc

Skill/Experience Requirements:

1. 3 Year work experience
2. Self-motivated and multi-tasker
3. Fluency in Portuguese, spoken English
4. Ability to learn quickly

Authority: 

1. Drivers
2. Mechanics

Interfaces:

1. Project Manager
2. Workshop staff
3. Site Leads
4. Operations Lead
5. HSSEQ Officer

Safety:

1. Ensuring the workshop and maintenance activities are carried out safely
2. Embodying the Alistair Group core values
3. Leading by example a safe and compliant management style
4. Successfully implementing ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 for Mozambique Operations

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