Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing logistics and service companies. We provide a range of self-delivered logistics solutions across multiple geographies with the vision to “Make Africa Work Better.”
Our core competencies include road freight, warehousing, commodity trading, and material handling equipment hire. With over 1,000 employees and a fleet exceeding 1,000 trucks, Alistair Group continues to expand its presence and service offering across the continent, driven by innovation, entrepreneurial energy, and a commitment to operational excellence.
Core Services:
Freight Forwarding | Clearance & Forwarding | Energy Support Services | Equipment Rental | Commodity Trading | Integrated Solutions | Warehousing | Ocean Freight
Industries Served:
Mining | Oil & Gas | Agriculture | Construction | Explosives | Renewables
Our Values:
Honesty | Customer Focus | Continual Improvement | Humility | Safety
The Operations Lead – Tanzania is a senior management role responsible for the end-to-end oversight of all fleet and border operations in the country, covering both company-owned and subcontracted fleets. The role carries full operational accountability, with a focus on efficiency, optimization, and strategic growth. This is a high-visibility position requiring a leader capable of engaging confidently with top management, commercial teams, clients, subcontractors, and government authorities.
The individual will take ownership of operational performance, compliance, and governance, while driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and expansion initiatives. The role requires a strategic thinker with operational expertise, capable of delivering tangible results while balancing day-to-day operational challenges with long-term objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all Tanzanian operations, ensuring safe, timely, and compliant execution of trips across both company-owned and subcontracted fleets.
- Take full accountability for operational delivery, incident response, and escalation of critical issues.
- Recruit, lead, mentor, and develop the Tanzanian operations team, fostering a high-performance culture, collaboration, and accountability.
- Engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders, including top management, commercial teams, clients, subcontractors, and government authorities, influencing decisions and aligning operations with strategic objectives.
- Continuously analyze operational data to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities; implement changes that enhance resource utilization, speed, and accuracy.
- Ensure full compliance with all regulatory, licensing, and procedural requirements, maintaining robust governance, documentation, and reporting standards.
- Drive operational optimization initiatives, expanding capacity, improving processes, and maximizing fleet performance.
- Maintain high standards of operational integrity, safety, and risk management.
- Proven senior-level experience in transport, logistics, or fleet management, including cross-border operations.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, influence, and drive results across teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated track record in operational optimization, process improvement, and team performance management.
- Strategic thinker with commercial awareness and the ability to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of interacting confidently at executive levels.
- High integrity, accountability, and ownership mindset; self-motivated and able to operate independently.
A results-driven, commercially aware leader who can take full operational ownership, drive efficiency and growth, and influence senior stakeholders. Capable of balancing immediate operational demands with long-term strategic objectives, the successful candidate will have the expertise, confidence, and leadership presence to run the Tanzanian operations effectively and position them for expansion and optimization.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a dynamic, fast-growing company with operations across Africa.
- Opportunity to drive meaningful impact in safety, quality, and environmental standards.
- Work with a team committed to excellence, growth, and innovation.
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.
Skills Required
- Proven senior-level experience in transport, logistics, or fleet management, including cross-border operations
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, influence, and drive results across teams and stakeholders
- Demonstrated track record in operational optimization, process improvement, and team performance management
- Strategic thinker with commercial awareness and ability to make high-stakes decisions under pressure
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of interacting confidently at executive levels
- High integrity, accountability, and ownership mindset; self-motivated and able to operate independently
What We Do
To make Africa work better
