Summary

Description:

Verifies and keeps records on incoming and/or outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment. Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and/or outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

WILL THIS POSITION REQUIRE FORKLIFT? Yes

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of a Shipping Coordinator are monitoring and keeping records of the shipped and received goods in a company. Additional key duties and responsibilities of Shipping Coordinators are: 

• Managing the relationships between shipping merchants and traders and negotiating freight charges

• Liaising between clients and shipping companies to resolve any complaints

• Preparing shipping quotes for customers and sales reports for the sales management

• Supervising the loading and unloading of shipping vessels and executing stevedoring activities

• Coordinating warehouse staff to enable effective land-based product shipping

• Reviewing orders and processing order changes, returns and cancellations

• Determining the most efficient methods of shipping and routes for courier services

• Scheduling loads and processing shipping paperwork