Shipping and Receiving Administrator - Afternoon (12 Months Contract)

Sobeys; Whitby; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading Canadian food retailer is looking for a part-time Logistics Assistant in Whitby. In this role, you will support shipping and receiving operations, ensuring timely responses to customer inquiries and maintaining compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in shipping and receiving, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment. The position offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

10% in-store discount

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Experience in shipping, receiving, and inventory control is an asset.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day shipping and receiving operations.
• Prepare trailer maps for loaders and validate loading process.
• Respond to customer service inquiries in a timely manner.
• Maintain a clean work environment per company standards.

Skills

Shipping and receiving experience

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Tools

EXE

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 193339
Career Group: Distribution Centre Careers
Job Category: Administration
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Part-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Whitby
Location: 3016 Whitby RSC
Postal Code: L1N 9S1

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Support day-to-day shipping and receiving operations. Actively contribute to a positive, productive, and safe working environment.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Complete and release all scheduled orders out of EXE for selection
• Prepare trailer maps for loaders and validate loading process
• Prepare and amalgamate load sheets
• Create Bills of Lading electronically or manually
• Respond to all Customer Service enquiries on a timely manner
• Distribute incoming mail to appropriate customers within their delivery guidelines
• Work closely with Dispatch Team and Logistics to ensure that all delivery documentation is available for execution of on-time deliveries
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Direct all drivers coming into the building
• Pull purchase orders and sort by vendor and appointment
• Match and compare packing slips and bill of ladings to purchase orders
• Run receiving labels for purchase orders designated for receiving
• Verify and adjust purchase orders in EXE
• Close purchase orders once verification has been completed
• Add, change, and delete purchase orders from existing appointments
• Maintain positive relationships with drivers and staff
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment as per company requirements
• Work within team to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Compliance with all Company food safety standards, guidelines and procedures
• Perform all other duties as assigned

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What you have to offer:

Technical Skills

Required:

• Shipping, receiving, Inventory Control and/or auditing experience an asset
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, problem solving and ability to prioritize

Preferred:

• Experience in a retail support centre
• Working knowledge of EXE, SAP and Microsoft Office

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this position role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.