Shipping Coordinator

Boston International; French Lick (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston International is seeking a Shipping Coordinator to operate an efficient, safe shipping department in Indiana. The role supports daily and seasonal volume, coordinating staffing and ensuring accurate, on-time shipping processes.

You will manage tasks such as scheduling pickups, preparing bills of lading, invoices, and NAFTA documents, while collaborating with Customer Service to resolve order issues. A PPS environment background and forklift operation skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in PPS environment and knowledge of indirect flow of daily pick tickets, safety measures, warehouse material flows, inventory accuracy processes, freight management including small parcel, LTL, TL and international shipping.
• Direct daily material movement activities in the warehouse. Analyze workflow and develop/implement positive productivity changes. Ownership of shipping activities related to Key Account customers.
• Oversee quality control for all outbound shipments.
• Participate in warehouse projects such as multi-bin, bar coding, and warehouse space utilization.
• Collaborate with other functional components of the warehouse - inventory control, receiving, sales samples.
• Work with Customer Service to resolve quantity and quality issues on customer orders.
• Ensure all orders are quality inspected and search for picking discrepancies.
• Schedule order pickups and fill out bill of ladings, commercial invoices, SED's and NAFTA's when needed.
• Assist with loading and unloading containers.
• Research and resolve customer claims, working toward zero claims.
• Ability to read and understand specific routing guides.

Responsibilities

• Operate an efficient, productive and safe department.
• Coordinate staffing to accommodate daily and seasonal volume.
• Support areas and ensure timely shipping activities.
• Direct daily material movement and oversee outbound shipments.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and safety measures in shipping.
• Collaborate with Customer Service to resolve order discrepancies.

Skills

Numerical aptitude

Detail oriented

Organized

Urgency

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Forklift operation

Job description

Description

Position: Shipping Coordinator

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 4:30pm

Reports to: Denise Simpson & Mike Owen

The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for operating an efficient, productive and safe department. The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for the productivity and will support areas, along with coordinating staffing to accommodate daily and seasonal volume.

Responsibilities

• Experience in PPS environment. Knowledge and training indirect flow of daily pick tickets, safety measures, warehouse material flows, inventory accuracy processes, freight management including small parcel, LTL, TL and international shipping.
• Direct daily material movement activities in the warehouse. Analyze workflow and develop/implement positive productivity changes. Ownership of shipping activities related to Key Account customers.
• Oversee quality control for all outbound shipments.
• Participate in warehouse projects such as multi-bin, bar coding, and warehouse space utilization.
• Collaborate with other functional components of the warehouse - inventory control, receiving, sales samples.
• Work with Customer Service to resolve quantity and quality issues on customer orders.
• Ensure all orders are quality inspected and search for picking discrepancies.
• Schedule order pickups and fill out bill of ladings, commercial invoices, SED's and NAFTA's when needed.
• Assist with loading and unloading containers.
• Research and resolve customer claims, working toward zero claims.
• Ability to read and understand specific routing guides.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 1 year experience in one of the supply chain disciplines (i.e. warehousing, procurement, customer service, logistics, inventory control) preferred
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong aptitude with numbers/ problem identification and resolution
• Ability to learn and operate forklifts, reach trucks and cherry pickers
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented and perform tasks with a high degree of urgency and accuracy