Shipping Coordinator - Future Opportunities

Cencora; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical firm in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is seeking candidates for shipping and receiving roles. You will ensure inventory control, prepare and verify shipments, and handle sensitive products. Candidates should have a high school diploma and be proficient in English with the ability to lift heavy weights. The environment can be cold, and bilingualism is a plus. Cencora offers comprehensive benefits focusing on employees’ wellness including medical care, training programs, and parental leave.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision care

Comprehensive wellness benefits

Professional development resources

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a pharmacy environment is an asset.
• Able to work in a cold environment daily.
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily receiving, shipping, and inventory control.
• Verify inbound shipments for quantity and damage.
• Prepare shipping documentation accurately.

Skills

Proficient in English (reading, writing, oral)

Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs

Good organizational abilities

Attention to detail

Bilingualism (French-English)

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Tools

Material handling equipment (reach truck, pallet jacks, forklifts)

Job description

What you will be doing

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensuring the daily receiving, shipping and inventory control aspects of the pharmacy are maintained.
• Receiving: verifying all inbound shipments for quantity and any shipping damage; performing the established pharmacy receiving process and ensuring quantities invoiced match what the pharmacy received.
• Entering product details into pharmacy Kroll software and reviewing receiving documents for accuracy and product pricing.
• Quarantining product as outlined in the pharmacy SOPs.
• Managing inventory movement in a FIFO or FEFO manner (first‑in‑first‑out, first‑expiry‑first‑out).
• Properly storing product as outlined in the pharmacy SOPs.
• Packing product: verifying all orders against accompanying documentation to ensure product, quantity, shipping location and box pack out are correct; packaging orders in accordance with temperature requirements and SOPs.
• Preparing shipping documentation, waybills and packing slips accurately.
• Assembling production: cold chain and ambient box assembly and conditioning of bricks and blankets for pack outs.
• Managing supplies: monitoring and replenishing shipping materials as needed.
• Assisting with administrative functions such as filing.
• Handling and labeling sensitive products outlined by the pharmacy SOP.
• Being trained and understanding Kroll, the pharmacy software system as it relates to receiving functions.
• Acting as the final check to ensure the right prescription reaches the right destination.
• Utilizing carrier software such as FedEx, Purolator, ATS and others.
• May be required to be on standby/on call as part of this role.

What your background should look like

Experience And Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Previous experience an asset.

Minimum Skills, Knowledge And Ability Requirements

• Must be proficient in the English language (reading, writing, oral and mathematics).
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform repeated reaching, bending and lifting daily.
• Able to work in a cold environment daily.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use appropriate judgment.
• Ability to work accurately with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure in time sensitive situations.
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines.
• Good organizational and multi‑tasking abilities.
• Independent worker, requiring minimal supervision.
• Bilingualism (French‑English) is also an asset.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment such as reach truck, walkie, pallet jacks and/or forklifts as required.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This includes support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. We also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and more.

Schedule

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Innomar Strategies

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. AmerisourceBergen is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Accessibility Policy

AmerisourceBergen is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. When requested, AmerisourceBergen will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring processes and during employment.