What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Clerk position at Diamond Assets?
Company Overview
Diamond Assets helps schools, businesses, and governments create sustainable plans that ensure equitable access to technology. Focused on transparent, reliable, and knowledgeable service, our team helps customers plan, get the most value for their current Apple devices, and feel secure that their devices have been responsibly upcycled or recycled.
Job Description: Position: Shipping Clerk
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment. This candidate will be assisting with domestic and international shipping for both outbound and inbound shipping. This position report to the Shipping Manager.
Responsibilities:
• Direct point of contact for UPS, USPS, Fed-Ex, DHL and LTL and FTL freight carriers.
• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, commercial invoices, international shipping documents or shipping orders, to route materials.
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
• Maintain up-to-date tracking on all shipments.
• Contact carrier representatives to schedule shipments or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
• Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, claims or nonconformance to specifications.
• Requisition and inventory of materials and supplies to maintain stock of packaging and shipping materials.
• Examine shipment contents and compare with records such as manifests, invoices, or orders to verify accuracy.
• Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping.
• Deliver or route materials and facilitate team meetings with sales, finance, logistics and shipping departments.
• Determine shipping methods, routes, or rates for materials to be shipped.
• Operate scales, scanner, pallet jack, pallet wrapper, and bander.
• Participate in continuous education
• Perform other duties as assigned
Education, Skills & Experience
• 2 years prior shipping experience preferred or degree in supply chain management, operations and/or other fields considered
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Must be well organized and an independent worker
• Must work well in a fast-paced environment with dynamic requirements and priorities
• Strong sense of urgency; flexibility in meeting deadlines
• Must be capable of lifting up to 50lbs; must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Attention to detail and committed to managing problems through resolution
• Being adept with MS Office tools such as Word, Excel and Outlook are necessary
• Experience with TMS is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems is a plus
