Shipping Clerk Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

A Shipping Clerk, or Shipping and Receiving Clerk, is responsible for preparing outgoing shipments and receiving incoming shipments. Their duties include organizing inventory for easy retrieval as new orders come in, reviewing incoming and outgoing shipment schedules to maintain productive operations and documenting damages to inventory.

Shipping Clerk Duties and Responsibilities

A successful Shipping Clerk should be able to fulfill certain duties and responsibilities. Shipping Clerks can perform efficiently in a warehouse and dispatch environment by handling incoming and outgoing deliveries. The following are some duties and responsibilities for a Shipping Clerk that you should look out for in your candidate. 

• Obtain and process product orders, including receiving deliveries, registering them and distributing packages within our stockroom.
• Maintain the company stockroom through organizing, cleaning and cataloging items on a regular basis
• Schedule large shipments and plan logistics to ensure that there is sufficient storage space for incoming and outgoing shipments
• Keep files of goods shipped and received by preparing regular shipping and receiving reports for managers 
• Handle issues arising in shipping or inventory handling
• Ensure adherence to environmental management and systems
• Trouble shoots shipping issues that arise from outgoing shipments 
• Place merchandise in a warehouse or storage facility by packaging, lifting items as necessary

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive salaries, based on experience
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plans
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Allstate insurance policies
• Uncapped earning potential
• Unlimited growth opportunity into management and upper management
• Award winning dealerships
• Ongoing training and development