Shipping Administrator

IES Custom Staffing is hiring immediately for a Shipping Administrator to coordinate logistics at a nutritional ingredients company. As a Shipping Admin, you will help maintain shipping and inventory reports and ensure good communications with our customers.

This is a temporary position for 6-8 months. Top candidates will have shipping experience, as well as Excel and computer skills.

Pay is $16.00 per hour.

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday
• 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Job Summary:

• Allocates and coordinates product movement with Warehouse, Logistics, QA, Production, and other warehouses.

Essential Duties:

• Troubleshoot and identify reasons for variances.
• Check in and check out Drivers.
• Utilize GPS processes and drive zero losses.
• Assist our sales team with allocations, paperwork, questions, etc as needed.
• Assist our QA team with paperwork, mock recalls, questions, rehoming of product, etc as needed.
• Assist the Logistics department and carriers with questions and shipped loads.
• Accurate and proactive allocation of all cheese orders.
• Maintain FIFO on all cheese shipping.
• Maintain accurate order processing.
• Manage all paperwork and files appropriately including maintaining shipping records.
• Answer phones as needed and assist with questions or direct them to the correct person.
• File, receive, scan and upload paperwork as needed.
• Respond to all emails in a timely and professional manner.
• Perform weekly reports to monitor cheese ages and to maintain FIFO.
• Actively participate in weekly conference calls (i.e. to review orders, stock review, etc).
• Ensure all cheese shipping is in FIFO and in correct spec.
• Manage weekly pallet counts and ordering, and Inventory Forecast.
• Investigate customer complaints relating to shipping errors and help gather information to establish root cause and develop corrective actions to prevent a re-occurrence.
• Maintain excellent communication between logistics, customer service, quality assurance, warehouse operations, etc.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year College or University; one to two years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience in at least one of the following order processing, warehousing, and inventory management.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• Report all unsafe activities to the supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Work Location: One location