What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Clerk position at Binderholz?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary
The Shipping Clerk reports to a Shipping / Warehouse Manager or Supervisor and is responsible for maintaining data so that sales and operations know at-all-times, forecasted needs, product available for shipment, what has been shipped and what products have been received by customers / brokers for settlement. This position is also responsible for assisting with daily shipping duties and assisting where needed.
Main Responsibilities :
- Work within the shipping data management system in-order to maintain a current up-to-date understanding of inventory and products available for immediate shipping.
- Work closely with other members of the Binderholz team to ensure that all inventories are maintained and accounted for.
- Coordinate orders from brokers, logistics and sales personnel, in-order to prepare inventory for shipping
- Maintain and enforce established shipping procedures to ensure accurate shipments.
- Maintain filing and data input processes for all activities. Generate daily, weekly and monthly reports as needed.
- Communication and scheduling of various third-party carriers via phone and fax.
- Process necessary paperwork and share with relevant departments to ensure communication to needed stakeholders
- Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
- Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
- Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
- Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.
- Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
- Compute amounts, such as space available, shipping, storage, or demurrage charges, using computer or price list.
- Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
- Follow safety and work procedures.
- Other duties as assigned
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