Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Tulkoff Foods•Sharonville, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping & Receiving Clerk ensures accurate shipments and receipt of raw materials, ingredients, and packaging in accordance with purchase order requirements. The role coordinates inbound shipments and receiving appointments, maintains shipment documentation and schedules, handles shipping requests, and communicates logistics updates with carriers and internal teams.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior logistics experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Excel and Word.
Ability to make decisions and handle difficult situations involving multiple parties.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Self-motivated with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

Communicate clearly and accurately with all levels of the organization about logistics issues.
Maintain and log documentation and shipment details for future reference.
Set receiving appointments.
Contract carriers for daily LTL and TL deliveries of incoming raw materials, ingredients, and packaging.
Maintain ongoing communication with contracted carriers and internal departments.
Keep the receiving appointment schedule accurate on SharePoint and for loading dock security.
Notify appropriate team members about cancelled or rescheduled shipments.
Maintain the receiving spreadsheet on SharePoint, marking appointments and removing received goods.
Notify carriers of fees for missed scheduled appointments.
Prepare required customs paperwork in advance for shipments leaving the United States.
Pack and ship orders for the sample portal, online store, and internal requests.
Enter shipment details on the UPS World Ship website and monitor and approve UPS freight invoices.
Communicate regularly with marketing, sales representatives, brokers, and R&D about incoming ingredient, packaging, or equipment shipments, samples, order errors, and delays.