Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

What Does a Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Do?

Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
• 2Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
• 3Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
• 4Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter.
• 5Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
• 6Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.
• 7Deliver or route materials to departments using handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
• 8Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.

Required Skills

• Accuship Star System
• ADi SmartBOL
• AES MailSTAR
• Aestiva Purchase Order
• Apple Safari
• Barcode labeling software
• Bill of lading software
• Citrix cloud computing software
• CMS Consultants WorldLink
• DM2 Bills of Lading

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary